Result of EGM

RNS Number : 6321I

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

20 November 2008

 



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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC 

Result of General Meeting 

20 November 2008 

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ('RBS') announces that all of the resolutions put forward at today's General Meeting were passed.  They were:

• Resolution 1: To increase the Company's authorised ordinary share capital and to grant the Directors authority to allot ordinary shares in connection with the Open Offer

• Resolution 2: To approve the disapplication by the Panel of the requirements of Rule 9 of the City Code 

9,828,976,268 shares were voted in favour of Resolution 1 representing 99.28 per cent. of the votes cast and 59 per cent. of total voting capital. 

9,832,475,639 shares were voted in favour of Resolution 2 representing 99.36 per cent. of the votes cast and 59 per cent. of total voting capital. 

RBS General Meeting Poll Result: 

	For                  Against		Withheld
Resolution 1	9,828,976,268	71,441,290	189,201,746
Resolution 2	9,832,475,639	63,674,128	193,471,793

In accordance with the UK Listing Authority rules, copies of the resolutions will shortly be available for inspection at the Financial Services Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at: the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (telephone [phone]).

Contacts 

Richard O'Connor    Head of Investor Relations                 0207 672 1758

For media enquiries:

Carolyn McAdam    Group Head of Media Relations          07796 274968

Andrew McLaughlin    Group Director, Communications    0131 626 3868 

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The Securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the 'Securities Act'). The Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of the Securities in the United States. 

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