Bank of Ireland Group PLC ("Company")
Results of the 2021 Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM")
19 January 2021_________________________________________________________
The Company announces that at its EGM, held on Tuesday, 19 January 2021, all of the resolutions proposed were duly passed on a poll.
Resolutions 1 to 3 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. The full text of each resolution was set out in the circular which includes the Notice of EGM (the "Circular"). The Circular and a Form of Proxy were posted to Shareholders on 17 December 2020 and are available on the Company website at https://investorrelations.bankofireland.com .
The results of the voting on each resolution are as follows:
Resolution 1
To approve the Company giving its consent to the migration of its shares under the Irish Migration of Participating Securities Act 2019.
Resolution |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld |
1 |
812,739,474 |
99.99 |
41,388 |
0.01 |
812,780,862 |
119,500 |
Resolution 2
To approve amendments to the constitution of the Company to address the migration of the Company's shares.
Resolution |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld |
2 |
812,735,758 |
99.99 |
41,489 |
0.01 |
812,777,247 |
123,115 |
Resolution 3
To authorise the Company to take all actions in connection with the Migration of the Company's shares.
Resolution |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld |
3 |
812,736,784 |
99.99 |
44,240 |
0.01 |
812,781,024 |
119,340 |
The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 6.1.60 of Euronext Dublin and Listing Rule 9.6.2 of the Financial Conduct Authority, copies of all resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to Euronext Dublin and the UK's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.fca.orq.uk/markets/primarv-markets/requlatorv-disclosures/national-storaqe-mechanism .
19 January 2021
For further information contact:
Sarah McLaughlin, Group Secretary
Tel: +353 (0) 76 624 8577 / Email: sarah.mclaughlin@boi.com