4th May 2005 13:53
BG GROUP plc04 May 2005 4 May 2005 BG GROUP PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING BG Group held its sixth Annual General Meeting today at the InternationalConvention Centre in Birmingham. A poll was held on each Resolution. All Resolutions were passed. 1. POLL RESULTS The numbers of proxy votes for and against each of the Resolutions put beforethe Meeting and the numbers of votes withheld were as follows: Resolution For Against Total Withheld----- ----------- ----------------- --------------------- ----------------- ------------- Number % of Number % of Number % of Number % of----- ----------- ------------- shares ---------------- shares ------------- shares --------- issued voted voted voted share ------ ------ ------ capital ------ 1 Annual Report 2018511458 99.92 1597638 0.08 2020109096 100 20102822 0.57----- and Accounts ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ ----------- 2 Remuneration 1980844624 97.86 43315717 2.14 2024160341 100 16051567 0.45----- Report ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ ----------- 3 Declaration of 2030717947 99.94 1272259 0.06 2031990206 100 8221702 0.23----- dividend ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ ----------- 4 Election of 2010612554 99.63 7547486 0.37 2018160040 100 22051868 0.62----- Baroness ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ Hogg ----------- 5 Re-appointment 2025650838 99.76 4929083 0.24 2030579921 100 9631987 0.27----- of auditors ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ ----------- 6 Remuneration 2025689289 99.77 4576729 0.23 2030266018 100 9945890 0.28----- of auditors ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ ----------- 7 Authority to 1929971428 95.19 97457757 4.81 2027429185 100 12782723 0.36----- make political ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ donations ----------- 8 Authority to 1998386522 98.42 32069394 1.58 2030455916 100 9755992 0.28----- allot relevant ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ securities ----------- 9 Articles of 2011409438 99.18 16685928 0.82 2028095366 100 12116542 0.34----- Association - ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ Directors' fees ----------- 10 Disapplication 1977355812 97.10 59068585 2.90 2036424397 100 3787511 0.11----- of pre-emption ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ rights ----------- 11 Renewal of 2027949773 99.81 3791486 0.19 2031741259 100 8470649 0.24----- authority to ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ purchase own ordinary shares ----------- 12 Articles of 1978895700 97.56 49465718 2.44 2028361418 100 11851690 0.33----- Association - ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ Indemnities/ Defence funding ----------- 13 Articles of 2026027067 99.86 2928573 0.14 2028955640 100 11256268 0.32----- Association - ------------- ------ ---------------- ------ ------------- ------ --------- ------ other amendments to the Articles ----------- Issued share capital at 4 May 2005 - 3,539,670,034 2. RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TO UK LISTING AUTHORITY BG Group plc will submit to the UK Listing Authority prints of Resolutionspassed at the Annual General Meeting on 4 May 2005 concerning items other thanordinary business. These documents will shortly be available for inspection at the UK ListingAuthority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:- The Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon E14 5HS 4 May 2005www.bg-group.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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