REG - Royal Bk Scot.Grp. - Result of AGM

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30/05/2018 18:25

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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
30 May 2018
 


The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc - Result of Annual General Meeting
 
30 May 2018 
 
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 19, 20, 22, 23 and 25 were passed as special resolutions. The Board welcomes the overwhelming vote by shareholders on Resolution 27 to reject the resolution requisitioned to create a Shareholder Committee.  We will continue to actively engage with our shareholders, stakeholders and representative bodies, to ensure that we are aware of their views. 








For


% of votes cast


Against


% of votes cast


Total votes cast as % of Voting   Share Capital


Withheld *




Resolution 1
To receive the 2017 Report and Accounts


44,786,432,784


100


1,044,152


0.00


93.09


2,390,684




Resolution 2
To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration in the Directors' Remuneration Report


44,384,841,256


99.18


366,523,976


0.82


93.01


38,493,640




Resolution 3
To re-elect Howard Davies as a director


44,547,535,196


99.46


240,277,316


0.54


93.09


2,070,148




Resolution 4
To re-elect Ross McEwan as a director


44,771,777,452


99.96


16,201,900


0.04


93.09


1,882,892




Resolution 5 
To re-elect Ewen Stevenson as a director


44,755,822,684


99.93


31,988,348


0.07


93.09


2,086,436




Resolution 6 
To re-elect Frank Dangeard as a director


44,771,756,812


99.96


16,000,100


0.04


93.09


2,141,628




Approval of Frank Dangeard's re-election by independent shareholders only


11,033,822,736


99.86


16,000,100


0.14


76.87


2,141,628




Resolution 7 
To re-elect Alison Davis as a director


44,762,830,512


99.94


24,927,540


0.06


93.09


2,133,240




Approval of Alison Davis's re-election by independent shareholders only


11,024,896,436


99.77


24,927,540


0.23


76.87


2,133,240




Resolution 8
To re-elect Morten Friis as a director


44,771,655,776


99.96


15,992,892


0.04


93.09


2,247,532




Approval of Morten Friis' re-election by independent shareholders only


11,033,721,700


99.86


15,992,892


0.14


76.87


2,247,532




Resolution 9
To re-elect Robert Gillespie as a director


44,674,280,076


99.75


113,398,688


0.25


93.09


2,197,884




Approval of Robert Gillespie's re-election by independent shareholders only


10,936,346,000


98.97


113,398,688


1.03


76.89


2,197,884




Resolution 10
To elect Yasmin Jetha as a director


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Resolution 11 
To re-elect Brendan Nelson as a director


44,691,319,856


99.78


96,390,076


0.22


93.09


2,191,768




Approval of Brendan Nelson's  re-election by independent shareholders only


10,953,385,780


99.13


96,390,076


0.87


76.87


2,191,768




Resolution 12
To re-elect Baroness Noakes as a director


44,680,209,792


99.78


97,417,316


0.22


93.09


2,134,180




Approval of Baroness Noakes' re-election by independent shareholders only


10,952,275,716


99.12


97,417,316


0.88


76.87


2,134,180




Resolution 13
To re-elect Mike Rogers as a director


44,772,295,760


99.97


15,507,144


0.03


93.09


2,094,852




Approval of Mike Rogers' re-election by independent shareholders only


11,034,361,684


99.86


15,507,144


0.14


76.87


2,094,852




Resolution 14
To re-elect Mark Seligman as a director


44,691,412,912


99.78


96,305,784


0.22


93.09


2,180,280




Approval of Mark Seligman's re-election by independent shareholders only


10,953,478,836


99.13


96,305,784


0.87


76.87


2,180,280




Resolution 15
To elect Dr Lena Wilson  as a director


44,771,879,876


99.96


15,779,328


0.04


93.09


2,212,832




 
Approval of Lena Wilson's election by independent shareholders only


11,033,945,800


99.86


15,779,328


0.14


76.87


2,212,832




Resolution 16
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors


44,783,248,144


99.99


4,771,488


0.01


93.09


1,858,492




Resolution 17
To authorise the Group Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors


44,784,770,504


99.99


3,413,280


0.01


93.09


1,701,096




Resolution 18
To renew the directors' authority to allot shares


44,514,429,036


99.39


273,358,328


0.61


93.09


2,105,824




Resolution 19
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with an offer or issue of equity securities


44,736,828,324


99.89


50,713,992


0.11


93.09


2,353,432




Resolution 20
To grant the directors' additional authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with the purposes
of financing a transaction


44,388,740,848


99.11


398,591,676


0.89


93.09


2,563,636




Resolution 21
To renew  the directors' authority to allot ordinary shares or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into ordinary shares in relation to  Equity Convertible Notes


44,613,094,340


99.61


174,256,468


0.39


93.09


2,537,636




Resolution 22
To renew the  directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis  in connection with Equity Convertible Notes 


44,589,519,764


99.56


197,673,992


0.44


93.09


2,701,312




Resolution 23
To permit the holding of General Meetings at 14 clear days' notice


44,182,948,748


98.65


605,279,152


1.35


93.09


1,663,160




Resolution 24
To renew the authority in respect of  political donations and expenditure by the Company in terms of Section 366 of the Companies Act 2006


44,457,784,036


99.26


329,735,500


0.74


93.09


2,338,316




Resolution 25
To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares on a recognised investment exchange


44,601,233,120


99.59


183,973,380


0.41


93.08


4,648,872




Resolution 26
To renew the authority to offer shares in lieu of a cash dividend on ordinary shares


44,784,514,360


99.99


3,754,716


0.01


93.09


1,600,804




Resolution 27
To direct the Board to establish a Shareholder Committee


604,988,864


1.35


44,117,313,068


98.65


92.95


67,400,036




* 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 25th May 2018 (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 48,112,711,764.                   
 
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