Result of AGM

RNS Number : 8823R

Standard Chartered PLC

07 May 2009

 



RESULT OF AGM

RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday 7 May 2009

Standard Chartered PLC announces the result of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on Thursday 7 May 2009, as set out in the AGM notice.

A poll was held on each of the resolutions and was passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 to 16 as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 17 - 21 as special resolutions were passed and the results of the poll were as follows:

Resolution	For	Against	Vote Withheld
1.  To receive the report and accounts	366,887,804	437,600	1,551,173
2.  To declare the final dividend	368,374,567	1,386	574,038
3.  To approve the directors' remuneration  report	350,378,879	13,316,663	4,719,412
4.  To re-elect Mr J F T Dundas as a director	367,848,755	704,257	381,786
5.  To re-elect Mr R H P Markham as a director	365,684,205	2,875,200	384,178
6.  To re-elect Ms R Markland as a director	367,805,520	751,812	386,253
7.  To re-elect Mr R H Meddings as a director	366,830,089	1,030,116	1,024,503
8.  To re-elect Mr J W Peace as a director	366,873,178	1,686,972	383,433
9.  To elect Mr S P Bertamini as a director	367,175,615	669,133	1,039,318
10.  To elect Mr J G H Paynter as a director	367,836,081	706,040	393,583
11.  To re-appoint the auditor	363,840,731	1,564,850	3,469,126
12.  To authorise the board to set the auditor's fees	366,889,257	945,270	1,055,772
13.  To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations.	362,590,298	3,965,209	2,326,665
14.  To authorise the Company to increase its authorised share capital.	363,634,030	4,551,808	705,145
15.  To authorise the board to allot shares	339,106,763	28,488,294	1,296,298
16.  To extend the authority to allot shares	345,537,714	22,307,391	1,041,313
17.  To disapply pre-emption rights	365,335,611	2,388,490	1,212,789
18.  To authorise the Company to buy back its ordinary shares	367,602,864	246,263	1,033,935
19.  To authorise the Company to buy back its preference shares	367,481,995	368,866	1,036,406
20.  To adopt new articles of association	364,468,141	3,967,584	508,758
21.  To authorise the Company to call a general meeting other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	362,035,412	6,415,713	495,334

As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares of the Company was 1,898,512,191 shares, which was the total number of shares entitling the holders to attend and vote for or against all Resolutions. There were no restrictions on any shareholders to cast votes on any of the Resolutions proposed at the AGM, and there was no share entitling the holders to attend and vote only against the Resolutions at the AGM.  The scrutineer of the poll was Computershare Investor Services PLC.

N.B. In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association, on a poll every member shall have one vote for every four shares held, therefore the total number of voting rights was 474,628,047.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, two copies of the resolutions put to shareholders at the AGM today has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

  The Financial Services Authority

  25 The North Colonnade

  Canary Wharf

  London E14 5HS

 

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