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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
11 May 2017
TheRoyal Bank of Scotland Groupplc-ResultofAnnual General Meeting
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
11 May 2017
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 20, 21, 23, 24, 26 and 27 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 2016 and the reports of the directors and auditors therein
43,790,133,968
100.00
1,219,348
0.00
92.18
8,853,888
Resolution 2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy in the Directors' Remuneration Report
42,143,861,332
96.33
1,603,968,780
3.67
92.09
40,411,396
Resolution 3
To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration in the Directors' Remuneration Report
43,612,488,456
99.60
173,420,916
0.40
92.17
14,256,744
Resolution 4
To re-elect Howard Davies as a director
43,512,958,968
99.67
143,919,744
0.33
91.89
143,338,852
Resolution 5
To re-elect Ross McEwan as a director
43,768,791,580
99.95
22,665,992
0.05
92.18
8,762,044
Resolution 6
To re-elect Ewen Stevenson as a director
43,768,886,544
99.95
22,561,308
0.05
92.18
8,767,732
Resolution 7
To re-elect Sandy Crombie as a director
43,537,101,268
99.42
254,293,112
0.58
92.18
8,758,928
Approval of Sandy Crombie's re-election by independent shareholders only
9,799,167,192
97.47
254,293,112
2.53
73.01
8,758,928
Resolution 8
To elect Frank Dangeard as a director
43,764,408,056
99.94
26,130,184
0.06
92.18
9,622,824
Approval of Frank Dangeard's election by independent shareholders only
10,026,473,980
99.74
26,130,184
0.26
73.00
9,622,824
Resolution 9
To re-elect Alison Davis as a director
43,535,208,352
99.42
256,112,252
0.58
92.18
8,833,608
Approval of Alison Davis's re-election by independent shareholders only
9,797,274,276
97.45
256,112,252
2.55
73.01
8,833,608
Resolution 10
To re-elect Morten Friis as a director
43,769,205,604
99.95
22,009,812
0.05
92.18
8,941,256
Approval of Morten Friis' re-election by independent shareholders only
10,031,271,528
99.78
22,009,812
0.22
73.01
8,941,256
Resolution 11
To re-elect Robert Gillespie as a director
43,544,505,864
99.44
246,773,660
0.56
92.18
8,873,708
Approval of Robert Gillespie's re-election by independent shareholders only
9,806,571,788
97.55
246,773,660
2.45
73.01
8,873,708
Resolution 12
To re-elect Penny Hughes as a director
43,767,966,280
99.95
23,519,724
0.05
92.18
8,732,492
Approval of Penny Hughes' re-election by independent shareholders only
10,030,032,204
99.77
23,519,724
0.23
73.01
8,732,492
Resolution 13
To re-elect Brendan Nelson as a director
43,765,326,280
99.94
25,969,640
0.06
92.18
8,904,128
Approval of Brendan Nelson's re-election by independent shareholders only
10,027,392,204
99.74
25,969,640
0.26
73.01
8,904,128
Resolution 14
To re-elect Baroness Noakes as a director
43,766,983,476
99.95
23,701,820
0.05
92.18
9,520,452
Approval of Baroness Noakes' re-election by independent shareholders only
10,029,049,400
99.76
23,701,820
0.24
73.01
9,520,452
Resolution 15
To re-elect Mike Rogers as a director
43,544,438,284
99.44
246,191,076
0.56
92.18
9,588,688
Approval of Mike Rogers' re-election by independent shareholders only
9,806,504,208
97.55
246,191,076
2.45
73.00
9,588,688
Resolution 16
To elect Mark Seligman as a director
43,768,864,040
99.95
21,658,840
0.05
92.18
9,680,000
Approval of Mark Seligman's election by independent shareholders only
10,030,929,964
99.78
21,658,840
0.22
73.00
9,680,000
Resolution 17
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors
43,778,172,140
99.99
4,910,832
0.01
92.16
8,323,656
Resolution 18
To authorise the Group Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors
43,785,298,144
99.99
6,493,468
0.01
92.18
8,373,928
Resolution 19
To renew the directors' authority to allot securities
43,633,166,256
99.64
158,121,164
0.36
92.18
8,913,536
Resolution 20
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity shares on a non pre-emptive basisin connection with an offer or issue of equity securities
43,737,846,240
99.88
53,316,872
0.12
92.18
9,030,372
Resolution 21
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity shares on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with the purposes
of financing a transaction or capital investment
43,540,851,444
99.43
250,290,504
0.57
92.18
9,081,932
Resolution 22
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
43,720,045,720
99.84
71,073,500
0.16
92.18
9,069,600
Resolution 23
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with the issue of Equity Convertible Notes
43,709,698,404
99.81
81,381,540
0.19
92.18
9,127,928
Resolution 24
To permit the holding of General Meetings at 14 clear days' notice
43,344,970,016
98.98
446,981,564
1.02
92.18
8,265,756
Resolution 25
To renew the authority in respect of political donations and expenditure by the Company in terms of Section 366 of the Companies Act 2006
43,413,433,648
99.14
377,589,552
0.86
92.18
9,131,492
Resolution 26
To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares on a recognised investment exchange
43,703,449,528
99.81
85,287,632
0.19
92.17
11,486,592
Resolution 27
Approval of cancellation of the share premium account and capital redemption reserve subject to court approval
43,786,173,688
99.99
4,414,808
0.01
92.18
9,618,232
Resolution 28
Approval of the RBS 2017 UK Sharesave plan
43,740,536,020
99.88
50,597,092
0.12
92.18
9,071,344
* 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 ListingAuthority'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 9th May 2017 (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 47,507,814,404. 
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