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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
11 May 2017
 

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

Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90

 

11 May 2017 

 

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.

 


For

% of votes cast

Against

% of votes cast

Total votes cast as % of Voting   Share Capital

Withheld *

Resolution 1

To receive the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2016 and the reports of the directors and auditors therein

43,790,133,968

100.00

1,219,348

0.00

92.18

8,853,888

Resolution 2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy in the Directors' Remuneration Report

42,143,861,332

96.33

1,603,968,780

3.67

92.09

40,411,396

Resolution 3

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

43,612,488,456

99.60

173,420,916

0.40

92.17

14,256,744

Resolution 4

To re-elect Howard Davies as a director

43,512,958,968

99.67

143,919,744

0.33

91.89

143,338,852

Resolution 5 

To re-elect Ross McEwan as a director

43,768,791,580

99.95

22,665,992

0.05

92.18

8,762,044

Resolution 6 

To re-elect Ewen Stevenson as a director

43,768,886,544

99.95

22,561,308

0.05

92.18

8,767,732

Resolution 7 

To re-elect Sandy Crombie as a director

43,537,101,268

99.42

254,293,112

0.58

92.18

8,758,928

Approval of Sandy Crombie's re-election by independent shareholders only

9,799,167,192

97.47

254,293,112

2.53

73.01

8,758,928

Resolution 8 

To elect Frank Dangeard as a director

43,764,408,056

99.94

26,130,184

0.06

92.18

9,622,824

Approval of Frank Dangeard's election by independent shareholders only

10,026,473,980

99.74

26,130,184

0.26

73.00

9,622,824

Resolution 9 

To re-elect Alison Davis as a director

43,535,208,352

99.42

256,112,252

0.58

92.18

8,833,608

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

9,797,274,276

97.45

256,112,252

2.55

73.01

8,833,608

Resolution 10 

To re-elect Morten Friis as a director

43,769,205,604

99.95

22,009,812

0.05

92.18

8,941,256

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

10,031,271,528

99.78

22,009,812

0.22

73.01

8,941,256

Resolution 11 

To re-elect Robert Gillespie as a director

43,544,505,864

99.44

246,773,660

0.56

92.18

8,873,708

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

9,806,571,788

97.55

246,773,660

2.45

73.01

8,873,708

Resolution 12

To re-elect Penny Hughes as a director

43,767,966,280

99.95

23,519,724

0.05

92.18

8,732,492

Approval of Penny Hughes' re-election by independent shareholders only

10,030,032,204

99.77

23,519,724

0.23

73.01

8,732,492

Resolution 13 

To re-elect Brendan Nelson as a director

43,765,326,280

99.94

25,969,640

0.06

92.18

8,904,128

Approval of Brendan Nelson's  re-election by independent shareholders only

10,027,392,204

99.74

25,969,640

0.26

73.01

8,904,128

Resolution 14

To re-elect Baroness Noakes as a director

43,766,983,476

99.95

23,701,820

0.05

92.18

9,520,452

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

10,029,049,400

99.76

23,701,820

0.24

73.01

9,520,452

Resolution 15

To re-elect Mike Rogers as a director

43,544,438,284

99.44

246,191,076

0.56

92.18

9,588,688

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

9,806,504,208

97.55

246,191,076

2.45

73.00

9,588,688

Resolution 16

To elect Mark Seligman as a director

43,768,864,040

99.95

21,658,840

0.05

92.18

9,680,000

Approval of Mark Seligman's election by independent shareholders only

10,030,929,964

99.78

21,658,840

0.22

73.00

9,680,000

Resolution 17

To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors

43,778,172,140

99.99

4,910,832

0.01

92.16

8,323,656

Resolution 18

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

43,785,298,144

99.99

6,493,468

0.01

92.18

8,373,928

Resolution 19

To renew the directors' authority to allot securities

43,633,166,256

99.64

158,121,164

0.36

92.18

8,913,536

Resolution 20

To renew the directors' authority to allot equity shares on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with an offer or issue of equity securities

43,737,846,240

99.88

53,316,872

0.12

92.18

9,030,372

Resolution 21

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

of financing a transaction or capital investment

43,540,851,444

99.43

250,290,504

0.57

92.18

9,081,932

Resolution 22

To renew  the directors' authority to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in connection with the issue of Equity Convertible Notes

43,720,045,720

99.84

71,073,500

0.16

92.18

9,069,600

Resolution 23

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

43,709,698,404

99.81

81,381,540

0.19

92.18

9,127,928

Resolution 24

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

43,344,970,016

98.98

446,981,564

1.02

92.18

8,265,756

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

43,413,433,648

99.14

377,589,552

0.86

92.18

9,131,492

Resolution 26

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

43,703,449,528

99.81

85,287,632

0.19

92.17

11,486,592

Resolution 27

Approval of cancellation of the share premium account and capital redemption reserve subject to court approval

43,786,173,688

99.99

4,414,808

0.01

92.18

9,618,232

Resolution 28

Approval of the RBS 2017 UK Sharesave plan

43,740,536,020

99.88

50,597,092

0.12

92.18

9,071,344

* 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.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

 

As at 9th May 2017 (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 47,507,814,404.                   

 

Contact

 

RBS Media Centre

+44 (0)131 523 4205

 

 


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