Menu Annual General Meeting (AGM) Our AGM is held in September/October each year and gives shareholders the opportunity to vote on various company matters, either by attending the meeting and voting in person or by sending in a proxy vote (to be used for a polled vote) in hard copy or electronic form. If you attend the AGM, you have the opportunity to put questions to the Board of Directors and to speak to individual directors personally after the meeting. If you are unable to attend, or if you have any questions you wish to put to any of the directors during the course of the year, you may write to the company. Find contact details As an ordinary shareholder you are entitled to attend, speak and vote at general meetings of the company. As an ADR holder (American Depository Receipt) you are entitled to vote by proxy which is then exercised on your behalf by the depositary bank, Citibank. Holders of Diageo ADRs will receive voting materials and have the sole right to vote the ordinary shares of Diageo represented by their ADRs, which are held by Citibank. The proxy votes received by the return-by date are then exercised through Citibank. To be eligible to vote, ADR holders must be on the Register on the AGM record date. The company is required by law to hold a general meeting of shareholders each year. If an important matter requiring shareholder approval cannot wait until the next AGM, the company will call a General Meeting. 2021 AGM The 2021 AGM of Diageo plc was held at 2.30 pm on Thursday, 30 September 2021 at etc.venues St Paul’s, 200 Aldersgate, London EC1A 4HD. All resolutions were voted on by way of poll and were passed. The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows: VOTES FOR % FOR VOTES AGAINST % AGAINST VOTES WITHHELD 1) Report and accounts 2021 1,744,473,475 99.81 3,272,009 0.19 5,683,139 2) Directors’ remuneration report 2021 1,661,293,734 96.04 68,483,076 3.96 23,650,135 3) Declaration of final dividend 1,749,775,174 99.82 3,194,816 0.18 434,525 4) Election of Lavanya Chandrashekar as a director 1,749,008,414 99.79 3,672,609 0.21 648,938 5) Election of Valérie Chapoulaud-Floquet as a director 1,749,671,363 99.90 1,775,357 0.10 1,879,449 6) Election of Sir John Manzoni as a director 1,749,494,008 99.89 1,902,528 0.11 1,912,261 7) Election of Ireena Vittal as a director 1,491,809,494 93.04 111,615,760 6.96 149,882,366 8) Re-election of Melissa Bethell as a director 1,746,853,982 99.74 4,587,190 0.26 1,866,405 9) Re-election of Javier Ferràn as a director 1,742,259,593 99.48 9,157,035 0.52 1,877,409 10) Re-election of Susan Kilsby as a director 1,666,851,846 95.17 84,525,765 4.83 1,879,485 11) Re-election of Lady Mendelsohn as a director 1,749,495,412 99.89 1,887,429 0.11 1,893,536 12) Re-election of Ivan Menezes as a director 1,751,542,776 99.95 892,147 0.05 645,104 13) Re-election of Alan Stewart as a director 1,749,646,201 99.90 1,728,328 0.10 1,882,052 14) Re-appointment of auditor 1,742,879,604 99.43 9,956,533 0.57 530,634 15) Remuneration of auditor 1,750,303,428 99.86 2,409,690 0.14 591,966 16) Authority to make political donations and/or to incur political expenditure 1,680,953,677 97.34 45,979,318 2.66 26,519,144 17) Authority to allot shares 1,663,055,573 96.83 54,522,624 3.17 35,767,516 18) Disapplication of pre-emption rights* 1,685,837,432 98.39 27,667,078 1.61 39,788,572 19) Authority to purchase own ordinary shares* 1,725,162,526 98.62 24,071,769 1.38 4,129,263 20) Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM* 1,581,026,394 91.47 147,380,203 8.53 24,964,149 *Special Resolution Download the 2021 AGM documents Notice of meeting General Meeting The company will call a General Meeting if an important matter requiring shareholder approval cannot wait until the next AGM. For example, an EGM was held on 2 October 2000 to enable shareholders to vote on the proposed disposal of Pillsbury to General Mills, Inc. Long-term sustainable growth Best brand builders – Part 1 Conditions of UsePrivacy and Cookie NoticeUGC PolicyAccessibilityPrivacy SettingsDrink responsiblyDrinkIQtheBar.comModern Slavery StatementSite MapSuppliersContact Us© Diageo 2021 Our Use of Cookies Our website uses cookies from Diageo and our partners to enhance your user experience, personalise content and show you more relevant adverts about our great products. Click "Accept all Cookies" if you agree to the use of cookies by Diageo and our partners. Alternatively, click “Manage Cookies” to understand more about our privacy and cookie notice and to choose the type of cookies you are happy for us to use. Accept All Cookies Manage Cookies