Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1647X
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
25 April 2019
 

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc - Result of Annual General Meeting

 

25 April 2019

 

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 20, 21, 23, 24, 26 and 27 were passed as special resolutions. The Board welcomes the overwhelming vote by shareholders on Resolution 28 to reject the resolution requisitioned to create a Shareholder Committee.  We will continue to actively engage with our shareholders, stakeholders and representative bodies, to ensure that we are aware of their views.


For

% of votes cast

Against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast as % of Voting   Share Capital

Withheld *

Resolution 1

To receive the 2018 Report and Accounts

44,302,251,816

100.00

946,196

0.00

91.60

9,443,332

Resolution 2

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

43,761,530,456

99.23

338,658,320

0.77

91.18

212,446,568

Resolution 3

To declare a final dividend of 3.5 pence per ordinary share

44,306,536,572

99.99

4,488,696

0.01

91.61

1,613,904

Resolution 4

To declare a special dividend of 7.5 pence per ordinary share

44,301,659,792

99.99

5,491,276

0.01

91.60

5,490,212

Resolution 5

To re-elect Howard Davies as a Director

44,111,455,668

99.55

197,814,468

0.45

91.61

3,371,760

Resolution 6

To re-elect Ross McEwan as a Director

44,294,280,976

99.96

15,648,632

0.04

91.61

2,703,116

Resolution 7

To elect Katie Murray as a Director

44,258,634,156

99.89

49,543,416

0.11

91.61

4,435,972

Resolution 8

To re-elect Frank Dangeard as a Director

44,287,744,412

99.96

19,899,728

0.04

91.61

5,004,116

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

14,249,810,336

99.86

19,899,728

0.14

77.85

5,004,116

Resolution 9

To re-elect Alison Davis as a Director

44,292,837,532

99.97

15,274,624

0.03

91.61

4,535,576

Approval of Alison Davis' re-election by independent shareholders only

14,254,903,456

99.89

15,274,624

0.11

77.85

4,535,576

Resolution 10

To elect Patrick Flynn as a Director

44,292,566,708

99.97

15,164,032

0.03

91.61

4,893,184

Approval of Patrick Flynn's  election by independent shareholders only

14,254,632,632

99.89

15,164,032

0.11

77.85

4,893,184

Resolution 11

To re-elect Morten Friis as a Director

44,292,022,880

99.96

15,735,292

0.04

91.61

4,880,704

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

14,254,088,804

99.89

15,735,292

0.11

77.85

4,880,704

Resolution 12

To re-elect Robert Gillespie as a Director

43,994,977,792

99.68

139,808,484

0.32

91.25

177,853,472

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

13,957,043,716

99.01

139,808,484

0.99

76.91

177,853,472

Resolution 13

To re-elect Baroness Noakes as a Director

44,176,231,128

99.70

132,137,332

0.30

91.61

4,215,088

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

14,138,297,052

99.07

132,137,332

0.93

77.85

4,215,088

Resolution 14

To re-elect Mike Rogers as a Director

44,288,446,824

99.96

19,661,604

0.04

91.61

4,479,764

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

14,250,512,748

99.86

19,661,604

0.14

77.85

4,479,764

Resolution 15

To re-elect Mark Seligman as a Director

43,937,503,252

99.16

369,973,544

0.84

91.60

5,108,572

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

13,899,569,176

97.41

369,973,544

2.59

77.85

5,108,572

Resolution 16

To re-elect Dr Lena Wilson  as a Director

44,292,901,576

99.97

14,577,928

0.03

91.60

5,003,100

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

14,254,967,500

99.90

14,577,928

0.10

77.85

5,003,100

Resolution 17

To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors

44,304,170,260

99.99

4,652,592

0.01

91.61

3,755,512

Resolution 18

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

44,304,714,420

99.99

4,582,276

0.01

91.61

3,271,852

Resolution 19

To renew the directors' authority to allot shares

44,069,647,904

99.46

239,545,664

0.54

91.61

3,391,068

Resolution 20

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

44,259,244,512

99.89

48,734,308

0.11

91.61

4,605,340

Resolution 21

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

of financing a transaction

43,835,658,616

98.93

472,456,396

1.07

91.61

4,470,880

Resolution 22

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

44,132,714,156

99.60

175,836,080

0.40

91.61

4,036,916

Resolution 23

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

44,122,958,532

99.58

185,634,776

0.42

91.61

4,002,820

Resolution 24

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

43,564,015,276

98.32

746,371,776

1.68

91.61

2,188,768

Resolution 25

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

43,894,561,848

99.07

413,468,068

0.93

91.61

4,516,360

Resolution 26

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

44,109,448,240

99.56

194,798,976

0.44

91.60

8,332,660

Resolution 27

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

14,257,539,460

99.94

8,631,592

0.06

29.50

8,457,108

Resolution 28

To direct the Board to establish a Shareholder Committee

319,793,996

0.73

43,672,774,248

99.27

90.95

319,773,960

* 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 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: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

 

As at 23 April 2019 (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 48,368,034,468.                   

 

Contact

 

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