BAE SYSTEMS plc
POLL RESULTS FOR AGM 2009
All resolutions were passed:
RESOLUTION |
VOTES FOR |
% VOTES FOR |
VOTES AGAINST |
TOTAL VOTES CAST |
VOTES WITHHELD |
|
1 |
Report and Accounts |
2,322,588,149 |
99.96% |
878,594 |
2,323,466,743 |
8,193,750 |
2 |
Remuneration Report |
2,006,065,640 |
90.30% |
215,448,975 |
2,221,514,615 |
110,145,191 |
3 |
Final Dividend |
2,329,017,635 |
100% |
56,495 |
2,329,074,130 |
2,586,363 |
4 |
Philip Carroll |
2,328,070,372 |
99.89% |
2,559,875 |
2,330,630,247 |
1,030,246 |
5 |
Ian King |
2,325,578,592 |
99.95% |
1,048,901 |
2,326,627,493 |
5,033,000 |
6 |
Roberto Quarta |
2,299,659,857 |
99.80% |
4,564,395 |
2,304,224,252 |
27,436,241 |
7 |
George Rose |
2,325,549,054 |
99.95% |
1,065,792 |
2,326,614,846 |
5,045,647 |
8 |
Carl Symon |
2,328,582,489 |
99.91% |
2,009,717 |
2,330,592,206 |
1,067,912 |
9 |
Re-appointment of auditors |
2,290,342,341 |
99.57% |
10,003,221 |
2,300,345,562 |
31,314,931 |
10 |
Auditors' remuneration |
2,319,020,702 |
99.68% |
7,551,065 |
2,326,571,767 |
5,088,726 |
11 |
Political donations and expenditure |
2,300,578,528 |
99.09% |
21,196,923 |
2,321,775,451 |
9,885,017 |
12 |
Increase authorised share capital |
2,288,273,121 |
98.46% |
35,830,841 |
2,324,103,962 |
7,556,404 |
13 |
Authority to allot new shares |
2,113,467,992 |
92.29% |
176,533,668 |
2,290,001,660 |
41,658,833 |
14 |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights* |
2,316,448,163 |
99.47% |
12,383,452 |
2,328,831,615 |
2,828,853 |
15 |
Purchase own shares* |
2,325,543,464 |
99.96% |
1,046,697 |
2,326,590,161 |
5,070,307 |
16 |
Amend Articles of Association* |
2,326,385,243 |
99.91% |
2,185,585 |
2,328,570,828 |
3,089,163 |
17 |
Notice of general meetings* |
2,266,845,735 |
97.34% |
61,876,504 |
2,328,722,239 |
2,936,754 |
* Special resolution
Note: 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. The 'percentage of votes for' column above is rounded to two decimal places.
6 May 2009