BT Group plc results of poll at AGM 2013

RNS Number : 5522J

BT Group PLC

17 July 2013

 



BT Group plc

Annual General Meeting 17 July 2013

Summary of votes cast

Annual General Meeting Resolutions	For	%	Against	%	Votes withheld
Resolution 1 That the accounts and reports of the directors and the auditors for the year ended 31 March 2013 be received.	5,037,878,511	99.96	1,802,260	0.04	5,825,403
Resolution 2 That the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2013 be approved.	4,817,861,382	97.78	109,334,198	2.22	118,310,679
Resolution 3 That the final dividend of 6.5 pence per share recommended by the directors be declared to be payable on 2 September 2013 to holders of ordinary shares registered at the close of business on 9 August 2013.	5,039,380,874	99.98	967,812	0.02	5,190,192
Resolution 4 That Sir Michael Rake be re-elected as a director.	5,005,140,604	99.34	33,072,857	0.66	7,318,268
Resolution 5 That Ian Livingston be re-elected as a director.	5,020,835,267	99.66	17,310,154	0.34	7,382,295
Resolution 6 That Tony Chanmugam be re-elected as a director.	5,020,134,952	99.65	17,844,730	0.35	7,540,333
Resolution 7 That Gavin Patterson be re-elected as a director.	5,020,709,756	99.66	17,282,494	0.34	7,524,878
Resolution 8 That Tony Ball be re-elected as a director.	4,964,510,543	99.58	20,735,736	0.42	60,238,961
Resolution 9 That the Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt be re-elected as a director.	4,955,656,112	99.39	30,589,662	0.61	59,268,291
Resolution 10 That Phil Hodkinson be re-elected as a director.	4,964,166,564	99.58	20,906,621	0.42	60,418,399
Resolution 11 That Karen Richardson be re-elected as a director.	5,021,092,523	99.67	16,583,786	0.33	7,833,230
Resolution 12 That Nick Rose be re-elected as a director.	4,942,361,989	98.11	95,288,162	1.89	7,848,472
Resolution 13 That Jasmine Whitbread be re-elected as a director.	4,963,893,701	99.57	21,358,504	0.43	60,247,780
Resolution 14 That PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP be re-appointed auditors of the Company, to hold office until the end of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company.	4,987,720,978	99.59	20,287,122	0.41	37,497,812
Resolution 15 That the directors be authorised to decide the auditors' remuneration.	4,998,884,286	99.84	8,107,719	0.16	38,506,985
Special Business
Resolution 16 That the directors are authorised generally and without conditions under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 ('2006 Act') to allot relevant securities.	4,831,394,142	96.14	193,788,023	3.86	20,326,864
Resolution 17 That subject to the passing of Resolution 16, the directors have power to allot equity securities (within the meaning of Section 561(1) of the 2006 Act) entirely paid for in cash.	5,023,921,920	99.78	10,837,158	0.22	10,755,749
Resolution 18 That the Company has general and unconditional authority to make market purchases as defined in section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006 of shares of 5p each in the Company.	5,010,992,933	99.48	26,426,725	0.52	8,092,428
Resolution 19 That the Company may call a general meeting (but not an AGM) on at least 14 clear days' notice.	4,601,298,294	91.33	437,035,945	8.67	7,149,389
Resolution 20 That British Telecommunications plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, be authorised to make political donations to political organisations.	4,925,526,243	97.86	107,463,063	2.14	12,530,601

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will be available to view on the National Storage Mechanism website at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

The total number of shares in issue as at 6pm on 15 July 2013, excluding shares held in treasury was 7,881,858,258.  64.01% of the voting capital was instructed.

 

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