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

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25/04/2019 18:05

RNS Number : 1647X
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
25 April 2019
 


The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc - Result of Annual General Meeting
 
25 April 2019
 
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. The Board welcomes the overwhelming vote by shareholders on Resolution 28 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 2018 Report and Accounts


44,302,251,816


100.00


946,196


0.00


91.60


9,443,332




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


43,761,530,456


99.23


338,658,320


0.77


91.18


212,446,568




Resolution 3
To declare a final dividend of 3.5 pence per ordinary share


44,306,536,572


99.99


4,488,696


0.01


91.61


1,613,904




Resolution 4
To declare a special dividend of 7.5 pence per ordinary share


44,301,659,792


99.99


5,491,276


0.01


91.60


5,490,212




Resolution 5
To re-elect Howard Davies as a Director


44,111,455,668


99.55


197,814,468


0.45


91.61


3,371,760




Resolution 6
To re-elect Ross McEwan as a Director


44,294,280,976


99.96


15,648,632


0.04


91.61


2,703,116




Resolution 7
To elect Katie Murray as a Director


44,258,634,156


99.89


49,543,416


0.11


91.61


4,435,972




Resolution 8
To re-elect Frank Dangeard as a Director


44,287,744,412


99.96


19,899,728


0.04


91.61


5,004,116




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


14,249,810,336


99.86


19,899,728


0.14


77.85


5,004,116




Resolution 9
To re-elect Alison Davis as a Director


44,292,837,532


99.97


15,274,624


0.03


91.61


4,535,576




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


14,254,903,456


99.89


15,274,624


0.11


77.85


4,535,576




Resolution 10
To elect Patrick Flynn as a Director


44,292,566,708


99.97


15,164,032


0.03


91.61


4,893,184




Approval of Patrick Flynn's  election by independent shareholders only


14,254,632,632


99.89


15,164,032


0.11


77.85


4,893,184




Resolution 11
To re-elect Morten Friis as a Director


44,292,022,880


99.96


15,735,292


0.04


91.61


4,880,704




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


14,254,088,804


99.89


15,735,292


0.11


77.85


4,880,704




Resolution 12
To re-elect Robert Gillespie as a Director


43,994,977,792


99.68


139,808,484


0.32


91.25


177,853,472




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


13,957,043,716


99.01


139,808,484


0.99


76.91


177,853,472




Resolution 13
To re-elect Baroness Noakes as a Director


44,176,231,128


99.70


132,137,332


0.30


91.61


4,215,088




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


14,138,297,052


99.07


132,137,332


0.93


77.85


4,215,088




Resolution 14
To re-elect Mike Rogers as a Director


44,288,446,824


99.96


19,661,604


0.04


91.61


4,479,764




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


14,250,512,748


99.86


19,661,604


0.14


77.85


4,479,764




Resolution 15
To re-elect Mark Seligman as a Director


43,937,503,252


99.16


369,973,544


0.84


91.60


5,108,572




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


13,899,569,176


97.41


369,973,544


2.59


77.85


5,108,572




Resolution 16
To re-elect Dr Lena Wilson  as a Director


44,292,901,576


99.97


14,577,928


0.03


91.60


5,003,100




Approval of Dr Lena Wilson's re-election by independent shareholders only


14,254,967,500


99.90


14,577,928


0.10


77.85


5,003,100




Resolution 17
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors


44,304,170,260


99.99


4,652,592


0.01


91.61


3,755,512




Resolution 18
To authorise the Group Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors


44,304,714,420


99.99


4,582,276


0.01


91.61


3,271,852




Resolution 19
To renew the directors' authority to allot shares


44,069,647,904


99.46


239,545,664


0.54


91.61


3,391,068




Resolution 20
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


44,259,244,512


99.89


48,734,308


0.11


91.61


4,605,340




Resolution 21
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with the purposes
of financing a transaction


43,835,658,616


98.93


472,456,396


1.07


91.61


4,470,880




Resolution 22
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


44,132,714,156


99.60


175,836,080


0.40


91.61


4,036,916




Resolution 23
To renew the  directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis  in connection with Equity Convertible Notes 


44,122,958,532


99.58


185,634,776


0.42


91.61


4,002,820




Resolution 24
To renew the authority to permit the holding of General Meetings at 14 clear days' notice


43,564,015,276


98.32


746,371,776


1.68


91.61


2,188,768




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


43,894,561,848


99.07


413,468,068


0.93


91.61


4,516,360




Resolution 26
To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares on a recognised investment exchange


44,109,448,240


99.56


194,798,976


0.44


91.60


8,332,660




Resolution 27
To renew the authority to make off-market purchases of ordinary shares from HM Treasury


14,257,539,460


99.94


8,631,592


0.06


29.50


8,457,108




Resolution 28
To direct the Board to establish a Shareholder Committee


319,793,996


0.73


43,672,774,248


99.27


90.95


319,773,960



* 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.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
 
As at 23 April 2019 (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 48,368,034,468.                   
 
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