Voting Results Annual General Meeting 2011

At the time of voting on the agenda items 2 to 8 175,113,668 no-par value shares with a matching numbers of votes were present. This corresponds to 69.49 % of the capital stock.

Voting Results

Agenda Item 2: Resolution on the Utilization of Net Retained Profits

Yes votes:
175,107,581 votes
No votes: 1,665 votes
Abstentions:
4,422 votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 175,113,668, corresponding to 69.49% of the statutory stock capital.

It was stated that the management proposal on the utilization of net retained profits of the fiscal year 2010, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on March 3, 2011, was accepted with the necessary majority.

Agenda Item 3: Resolution on the Official Approval of the Actions of the Members of the Executive Board

Yes votes:
174,960,463 votes
No votes: 8,292 votes
Abstentions:
144,913 votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 175,113,668, corresponding to 69.49% of the statutory stock capital.

The exclusion of voting rights was observed. It was stated that the management proposal on the official approval of the actions of the members of the Executive Board of the fiscal year 2010, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on March 3, 2011, was accepted with the necessary majority.

Agenda Item 4: Resolution on the Official Approval of the Actions of the Members of the Supervisory Board

Yes votes:
173,993,752 votes
No votes: 974,444 votes
Abstentions:
145,472 votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 175,113,668, corresponding to 69.49% of the statutory stock capital.

The exclusion of voting rights was observed.
It was stated that the management proposal on the official approval of the actions of the members of the Supervisory Board for fiscal year 2010, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on March 3, 2011, was accepted with the necessary majority.

Agenda Item 5: Election of the Auditors for Fiscal Year 2011

Yes votes:
173,857,002 votes
No votes: 31,404 votes
Abstentions:
1,225,262 votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 175,113,668, corresponding to 69.49% of the statutory stock capital.

It was stated that the proposal of the Supervisory Board to elect Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, as auditors for Beiersdorf Aktiengesellschaft and the Beiersdorf Group for fiscal year 2011, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on March 3, 2011, was accepted with the necessary majority.

Agenda Item 6: Resolution on the Modification of the Articles of Association with Respect to the Location of the Annual General Meeting; Amendment to the Articles of Association

Yes votes:
174,344,869 votes
No votes: 761,096 votes
Abstentions:
7,703 votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 175,113,668, corresponding to 69.49% of the statutory stock capital. 

It was stated that the management proposal under agenda item 6 on the modification of the Articles of Association with respect to the location of the Annual General Meeting, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on March 3, 2011, was accepted with the necessary majority of votes and necessary capital majority.

Agenda Item 7: Resolution on the Modification of the Remuneration of Members of Supervisory Board; Amendment to the Articles of Association

Yes votes:
172,287,430 votes
No votes: 2,756,807 votes
Abstentions:
69,431 votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 175,113,668, corresponding to 69.49% of the statutory stock capital.

It was stated that the management proposal under agenda item 7 on the modification of the remuneration of the members of the Supervisory Board, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on March 3, 2011, was accepted with the necessary majority of votes and necessary capital majority.

Agenda Item 8: Resolution on the Approval of the System for the Remuneration of the Executive Board Members

Yes votes:
171,392,686 votes
No votes: 3,692,589 votes
Abstentions:
28,393 votes

The number of shares, for which valid votes were casted, amounts to 175,113,668, corresponding to 69.49% of the statutory stock capital.

It was stated that the management proposal under agenda item 8 on the approval of the system for the remuneration of the Executive Board members, as published in the elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (electronic Federal Gazette) on March 3, 2011, was accepted with the necessary majority.