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

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29/04/2020 16:35

RNS Number : 3797L
  
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
  
29 April 2020
  
 

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc - Result of Annual General Meeting
29 April 2020
 
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 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28 and 29 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 2019 Report and Accounts


43,193,851,268


99.99


4,041,816


0.01


89.29%


239,058,916




Resolution 2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy


39,142,662,676


90.14


4,281,775,516


9.86


89.76%


12,426,752




Resolution 3
To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration in the Directors' Remuneration Report


39,241,815,668


90.40


4,166,591,108


9.60


89.73%


28,522,020




Resolution 4
To declare a final dividend of 3 pence per ordinary share


Withdrawn
























Resolution 5
To declare a special dividend of 5 pence per ordinary share


Withdrawn
























Resolution 6
To re-elect Howard Davies as a Director


43,396,570,328


99.91


38,160,816


0.09


89.78%


2,215,524




Resolution 7
To elect Alison Rose-Slade as a Director


43,430,860,052


99.99


4,082,896


0.01


89.78%


2,011,964




Resolution 8
To re-elect Katie Murray as a Director


43,426,604,588


99.98


7,377,524


0.02


89.78%


2,954,820




Resolution 9
To re-elect Frank Dangeard as a Director


42,035,116,200


96.78


1,398,477,400


3.22


89.78%


3,346,660




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


11,997,182,164


89.56


1,398,477,400


10.44


73.04%


3,346,660




Resolution 10
To re-elect Patrick Flynn as a Director


43,198,307,464


99.99


4,499,844


0.01


89.30%


234,146,420




Approval of Patrick Flynn's  re-election by independent shareholders only


13,160,373,428


99.97


4,499,844


0.03


71.78%


234,146,420




Resolution 11
To re-elect Morten Friis as a Director


43,428,815,132


99.99


4,739,464


0.01


89.78%


3,401,440




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


13,390,881,096


99.96


4,739,464


0.04


73.04%


3,401,440




Resolution 12
To re-elect Robert Gillespie as a Director


41,779,688,464


96.19


1,653,918,564


3.81


89.78%


3,349,256




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


11,741,754,428


87.65


1,653,918,564


12.35


73.04%


3,349,256




Resolution 13
To elect Yasmin Jetha as a Director
 


43,429,190,080


99.99


4,487,112


0.01


89.78%


3,278,208




Approval of Yasmin Jetha's election by independent shareholders


13,391,256,044


99.97


4,487,112


0.03


73.04%


3,278,208




Resolution 14
To re-elect Baroness Noakes as a Director


43,421,372,608


99.97


12,504,312


0.03


89.78%


3,079,364




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


13,383,438,572


99.91


12,504,312


0.09


73.04%


3,079,364




Resolution 15
To re-elect Mike Rogers as a Director


41,819,733,972


96.80


1,382,985,292


3.20


89.30%


234,237,020




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


11,781,799,936


89.49


1,382,985,292


10.51


71.78%


234,237,020




Resolution 16
To re-elect Mark Seligman as a Director


42,049,794,024


96.82


1,383,301,136


3.18


89.78%


3,409,124




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


12,011,859,988


89.67


1,383,301,136


10.33


73.03%


3,409,124




Resolution 17
To re-elect  Lena Wilson  as a Director


43,128,649,808


99.30


305,093,552


0.70


89.78%


3,209,972




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


13,090,715,772


97.72


305,093,552


2.28


73.04%


3,209,972




Resolution 18
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors
 


43,430,280,572


99.99


4,995,440


0.01


89.78%


1,671,872




Resolution 19
To authorise the Group Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors


43,432,590,384


99.99


2,953,800


0.01


89.78%


1,411,764




Resolution  20
To renew the directors' authority to allot shares in the Company


43,137,894,100


99.32


296,419,460


0.68


89.78%


2,640,224




Resolution 21
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
 


43,407,035,288


99.94


27,124,212


0.06


89.78%


2,796,784




Resolution 22
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with the purposes
of financing a transaction
 


43,174,307,452


99.40


259,744,712


0.60


89.78%


2,903,884




Resolution 23
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
 


43,174,515,236


99.40


259,403,192


0.60


89.78%


3,032,340




Resolution 24
To renew the  directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis  in connection with Equity Convertible Notes 


43,166,050,844


99.39


266,893,896


0.61


89.78%


4,011,540




Resolution 25
To renew the authority to permit the holding of General Meetings at 14 clear days' notice


42,866,565,732


98.69


567,838,944


1.31


89.78%


2,504,180




Resolution 26
To renew the authority in respect of  political donations and expenditure by the Company in terms of Section 366 of the Companies Act 2006


43,052,817,560


99.12


380,529,888


0.88


89.78%


3,577,856




Resolution 27
To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares on a recognised investment exchange


43,172,922,656


99.40


261,947,636


0.60


89.78%


2,072,664




Resolution 28
To renew the authority to make off-market purchases of ordinary shares from HM Treasury


13,369,394,528


99.79


27,570,348


0.21


27.69%


2,045,896




Resolution 29
To amend the Company's Articles of Association


43,427,889,736


99.99


4,067,572


0.01


89.77%


4,985,540




Resolution 30
To approve the Employee Share Ownership Plan


43,423,028,032


99.98


10,314,104


0.02


89.78%


3,600,416



* 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 the amended Articles of Association and the 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: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
 
As at 27 April 2020 (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 48,379,236,768.                    
 
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