Aviva plc
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Aviva plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held today
|
For
|
Against |
Votes Withheld |
Resolution 1: To receive the Annual Report and Accounts |
1,614,499,660 |
747,484 |
2,549,032 |
Resolution 2: To declare a final dividend |
1,615,849,580 |
4,217,922 |
1,726,593 |
Resolution 3: To elect Andrea Moneta |
1,604,720,276 |
8,821,766 |
4,251,426 |
Resolution 4: To elect Patrick Regan |
1,605,960,879
|
7,797,909 |
4,037,662 |
Resolution 5: To elect Michael Hawker |
1,609,253,193 |
6,133,418 |
2,409,839 |
Resolution 6: To elect Leslie Van de Walle |
1,608,237,356 |
7,149,897 |
2,407,764 |
Resolution 7: To re-elect Andrew Moss
|
1,541,177,574 |
50,644,204 |
25,971,806 |
Resolution 8: To re-elect Colin Sharman
|
1,608,644,949 |
6,874,274 |
2,273,533 |
Resolution 9: To re-elect Scott Wheway
|
1,608,637,999 |
6,864,833 |
2,289,924 |
Resolution 10: To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP |
1,584,339,074 |
16,271,824 |
17,484,765 |
Resolution 11: To authorise the directors to determine the auditor's remuneration |
1,602,678,447 |
12,800,743 |
2,317,376 |
Resolution 12: To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities subject to the restrictions set out in the resolution |
1,480,526,059 |
103,241,868 |
34,020,683 |
Resolution 13: To approve the renewal of the authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments (Specia1 Resolution) |
1,585,734,814 |
26,152,846 |
5,905,924 |
Resolution 14: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
1,570,336,027 |
42,969,103 |
4,488,453 |
Resolution 15: To receive and consider the Corporate Responsibility Report
|
1,540,665,041 |
520,225 |
76,608,318 |
Resolution 16: To authorise the Company and any subsidiary company in the Group to make political donations |
1,589,546,029 |
22,139,415 |
6,111,478 |
Resolution 17: To authorise the directors to allot New Preference Shares (Special Resolution)
|
1,571,678,467 |
42,892,853 |
3,219,409 |
Resolution 18: To authorise general meetings other than annual general meetings to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice (Special Resolution)
|
1,499,819,085 |
114,901,106 |
3,073,393 |
Resolution 19: To approve the adoption of New Articles of Association (Special Resolution)
|
1,587,406,979 |
4,773,723 |
25,612,882 |
Resolution 20: To authorise the purchase of the Company's ordinary shares up to a specified amount (Special Resolution) |
1,610,818,077 |
1,203,111 |
5,775,378 |
Resolution 21: To authorise the purchase of the Company's 8¾ % preference shares up to a specified amount (Special Resolution) |
1,607,580,284 |
2,593,769 |
7,622,513 |
Resolution 22: To authorise the purchase of the Company's 8⅜ % preference shares up to a specified amount (Special Resolution) |
1,607,532,450 |
2,616,041 |
7,648,075 |
Resolutions 1-22 were carried
|
On 28th April 2010, there were 2,766,827,653 ordinary shares in issue and 225 shareholders or persons representing shareholders attended the meeting. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share.
Graham Jones
Group Company Secretary
28 April 2010