4 May 2016 17:45
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc - Result of Annual General Meeting
4 May 2016
Following the Annual General Meeting held today, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows. Resolutions 17, 19, 20 and 22 were passed as special resolutions.
For | % of votes cast | Against | % of votes cast | Total votes cast as % of Voting Share Capital | Withheld * | |
Resolution 1 To receive the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2015 and the reports of the directors and auditors therein | 42,870,073,884 | 99.98 | 7,232,572 | 0.02 | 91.62 | 3,265,972 |
Resolution 2 To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration in the Directors' Remuneration Report | 42,686,046,288 | 99.56 | 188,029,796 | 0.44 | 91.61 | 6,603,412 |
Resolution 3 To elect Howard Davies as a director | 42,820,770,396 | 99.86 | 57,943,312 | 0.14 | 91.62 | 1,842,668 |
Resolution 4 To re-elect Ross McEwan as a director | 42,858,022,712 | 99.95 | 20,963,832 | 0.05 | 91.62 | 1,494,752 |
Resolution 5 To re-elect Ewen Stevenson as a director | 42,857,042,372 | 99.95 | 21,687,276 | 0.05 | 91.62 | 1,748,848 |
Resolution 6 To re-elect Sandy Crombie as a director |
42,842,323,048 |
99.92 |
36,365,244 |
0.08 |
91.62 |
1,780,668 |
Approval of Sandy Crombie's re-election by independent shareholders only | 9,104,388,972 | 99.60 | 36,365,244 | 0.40 | 69.99 | 1,780,668 |
Resolution 7 To re-elect Alison Davis as a director | 42,830,426,776 | 99.89 | 48,327,684 | 0.11 | 91.62 | 1,803,624 |
Approval of Alison Davis's re-election by independent shareholders only | 9,092,492,700 | 99.47 | 48,327,684 | 0.53 | 69.99 | 1,803,624 |
Resolution 8 To re-elect Morten Friis as a director | 42,859,044,320 | 99.95 | 19,603,572 | 0.05 | 91.62 | 1,907,624 |
Approval of Morten Friis' re-election by independent shareholders only | 9,121,110,244 | 99.79 | 19,603,572 | 0.21 | 69.99 | 1,907,624 |
Resolution 9 To re-elect Robert Gillespie as a director | 42,857,289,076 | 99.95 | 21,423,500 | 0.05 | 91.62 | 1,841,792 |
Approval of Robert Gillespie's re-election by independent shareholders only | 9,119,355,000 | 99.77 | 21,423,500 | 0.23 | 69.99 | 1,841,792 |
Resolution 10 To re-elect Penny Hughes as a director | 42,858,666,604 | 99.95 | 20,069,352 | 0.05 | 91.62 | 1,811,844 |
Approval of Penny Hughes' re-election by independent shareholders only | 9,120,732,528 | 99.78 | 20,069,352 | 0.22 | 69.99 | 1,811,844 |
Resolution 11 To re-elect Brendan Nelson as a director | 42,853,467,756 | 99.94 | 25,256,916 | 0.06 | 91.62 | 1,823,480 |
Approval of Brendan Nelson's re-election by independent shareholders only | 9,115,533,680 | 99.72 | 25,256,916 | 0.28 | 69.99 | 1,823,480 |
Resolution 12 To re-elect Baroness Noakes as a director | 42,850,946,232 | 99.93 | 27,899,072 | 0.07 | 91.62 | 1,702,644 |
Approval of Baroness Noakes' re-election by independent shareholders only | 9,113,012,156 | 99.69 | 27,899,072 | 0.31 | 69.99 | 1,702,644 |
Resolution 13 To elect Mike Rogers as a director | 42,853,845,328 | 99.95 | 23,536,232 | 0.05 | 91.62 | 3,170,756 |
Approval of Mike Rogers' election by independent shareholders only | 9,115,911,252 | 99.74 | 23,536,232 | 0.26 | 69.98 | 3,170,756 |
Resolution 14 To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors | 42,873,971,708 | 99.99 | 5,545,120 | 0.01 | 91.63 | 1,212,452 |
Resolution 15 To authorise the Group Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors | 42,876,148,532 | 99.99 | 3,127,204 | 0.01 | 91.62 | 1,365,892 |
Resolution 16 To renew the directors' authority to allot securities | 42,617,034,176 | 99.39 | 260,313,764 | 0.61 | 91.62 | 3,294,572 |
Resolution 17 To renew the directors' authority to allot equity shares on a non pre-emptive basis | 42,506,422,492 | 99.26 | 316,339,872 | 0.74 | 91.50 | 57,955,464 |
Resolution 18 To renew the directors' authority to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in connection with the issue of Equity Convertible Notes | 42,603,829,928 | 99.36 | 274,661,504 | 0.64 | 91.62 | 2,225,520 |
Resolution 19 To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with the issue of Equity Convertible Notes | 42,317,590,584 | 98.69 | 560,893,256 | 1.31 | 91.62 | 2,243,864 |
Resolution 20 To permit the holding of General Meetings at 14 days' notice | 42,150,049,380 | 98.30 | 729,250,516 | 1.70 | 91.62 | 1,416,720 |
Resolution 21 To renew the authority in respect of political donations and expenditure by the Company in terms of Section 366 of the Companies Act 2006 | 42,367,621,296 | 98.81 | 508,465,256 | 1.19 | 91.62 | 4,576,532 |
Resolution 22 To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares on a recognised investment exchange
| 42,769,863,048 | 99.75 | 109,333,876 | 0.25 | 91.62 | 1,524,428 |
* A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's listing rules, copies of resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
As at 29 April 2016 (being the latest date by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the Annual General Meeting must have been entered on the company's Register of Members) the total number of voting rights in the company was 46,798,773,168.
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