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RNS Number : 6322Q BT Group PLC 10 July 2025
BT Group plc
Annual General Meeting 10 July 2025
Summary of votes cast
Annual General Meeting Resolutions For % Against % Votes withheld
Resolution 1 6,785,934,493 99.99 728,537 0.01 6,410,853
That the accounts and reports of the directors and the auditor for the year
ended 31 March 2025 be received.
Resolution 2 6,701,105,517 98.68 89,620,003 1.32 2,348,111
That the Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2025 be
received and approved.
Resolution 3 6,651,776,315 98.42 107,039,307 1.58 34,260,377
That the Directors' Remuneration Policy be received and approved.
Resolution 4 6,790,650,569 99.99 820,042 0.01 1,634,168
That the final dividend of 5.76 pence per share be payable on 10 September
2025 to holders of ordinary shares registered at the close of business on 8
August 2025.
Resolution 5 6,779,874,183 99.84 10,915,044 0.16 2,286,411
That Adam Crozier be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 6 6,788,384,510 99.96 2,486,938 0.04 2,217,854
That Allison Kirkby be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 7 6,779,332,331 99.83 11,377,470 0.17 2,369,969
That Simon Lowth be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 8 6,750,892,498 99.41 39,784,859 0.59 2,395,628
That Dame Ruth Cairnie be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 9 6,787,716,483 99.96 2,897,674 0.04 2,459,817
That Maggie Chan Jones be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 10 6,787,711,314 99.96 2,908,337 0.04 2,454,208
That Steven Guggenheimer be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 11 6,787,757,363 99.96 2,861,687 0.04 2,454,924
That Matthew Key be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 12 6,673,638,810 98.28 116,902,835 1.72 2,515,033
That Raphael Kübler be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 13 6,780,250,318 99.85 10,362,525 0.15 2,459,044
That Tushar Morzaria be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 14 6,787,933,751 99.96 2,710,676 0.04 2,427,909
That Sara Weller be re-elected as a director.
Resolution 15 6,787,940,038 99.96 2,648,646 0.04 2,476,886
That Sir Alex Chisholm be elected as a director.
Resolution 16 6,787,868,320 99.96 2,769,972 0.04 2,430,846
That Rima Qureshi be elected as a director.
Resolution 17 6,752,571,047 99.91 6,410,915 0.09 34,093,149
That KPMG LLP be reappointed as auditor of BT Group plc, to hold office until
the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before
BT Group plc.
Resolution 18 6,783,905,442 99.90 6,891,379 0.10 2,222,272
That the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board be authorised to decide the
auditor's remuneration.
Special Business
Resolution 19 6,649,352,220 97.91 141,658,216 2.09 2,064,726
That the directors are authorised generally and without conditions under
Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 ('2006 Act') to allot relevant
securities.
Resolution 20 6,607,622,714 97.32 181,736,669 2.68 3,666,740
That subject to the passing of Resolution 19, the directors have power to
allot equity securities (within the meaning of Section 561 of the 2006 Act)
entirely paid for in cash.
Resolution 21 6,518,573,392 96.02 270,238,431 3.98 4,214,344
That subject to the passing of Resolution 19, the directors have power to
allot further equity securities (within the meaning of Section 561 of the 2006
Act) entirely paid for in cash.
Resolution 22 6,786,637,155 99.95 3,454,237 0.05 2,995,217
That BT Group plc has general and unconditional authority to make market
purchases as defined in section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006 of shares of
5p each in BT Group plc.
Resolution 23 6,664,105,072 98.13 127,146,752 1.87 1,819,468
That BT Group plc may call a general meeting (but not an AGM) on at least 14
clear days' notice.
Resolution 24 6,755,732,485 99.75 17,248,889 0.25 20,119,682
That BT Group plc, and any company which is a subsidiary of BT Group plc, be
authorised to make political donations to political organisations.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed,
other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority
("UKLA") and will be available to view on the National Storage Mechanism
website at National Storage Mechanism | FCA
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)
The total number of shares in issue as at 6.30pm on 8 July 2025, excluding
shares held in treasury was 9,966,868,495 68.16% of the voting capital was
instructed.
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