28th Apr 2006 14:38
BG GROUP plc28 April 2006 28 April 2006 BG GROUP PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING BG Group held its seventh 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 2,336,403,698 99.64 8,372,952 0.36 2,344,776,650 100.00 58,342,382 1.66 and Accounts 2 Remuneration 2,261,345,336 99.12 20,049,107 0.88 2,281,394,443 100.00 121,724,589 3.46 Report 3 Declaration of 2,399,675,761 99.87 3,166,164 0.13 2,402,841,925 100.00 277,107 0.01 dividend 4 Election of 2,394,905,629 99.80 4,862,045 0.20 2,399,767,674 100.00 3,351,358 0.10 Jurgen Dormann 5 Re-election of 2,387,206,389 99.44 13,384,400 0.56 2,400,590,789 100.00 2,528,243 0.07 Sir Robert Wilson 6 Re-election of 2,400,376,845 99.92 1,904,331 0.08 2,402,281,176 100.00 837,856 0.02 Frank Chapman 7 Re-election of 2,399,959,603 99.91 2,175,109 0.09 2,402,134,712 100.00 984,320 0.03 Ashley Almanza 8 Re-election of 2,397,855,019 99.82 4,233,436 0.18 2,402,088,455 100.00 1,030,577 0.03 Sir John Coles 9 Re-appointment 2,395,891,501 99.83 4,043,393 0.17 2,399,934,894 100.00 3,184,138 0.09 of Auditors 10 Remuneration 2,395,521,603 99.83 4,084,117 0.17 2,399,605,720 100.00 3,513,312 0.10 of Auditors 11 Authority to 2,302,881,129 96.12 92,954,038 3.88 2,395,835,167 100.00 7,283,865 0.21 make political donations 12 Authority to 2,377,123,886 98.97 24,662,815 1.03 2,401,786,701 100.00 1,332,331 0.04 allot relevant securities 13 Disapplication 2,380,860,793 99.19 19,365,898 0.81 2,400,226,691 100.00 2,892,341 0.08 of pre-emption rights 14 Renewal of 2,389,231,369 99.48 12,594,237 0.52 2,401,825,606 100.00 1,293,426 0.04 authority to purchase own ordinary shares Issued share capital at 28 April 2006 - 3,522,721,340 Ordinary Shares of 10peach (excluding 29,055,906 shares held in Treasury). 2. RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TO UK LISTING AUTHORITY BG Group plc has today submitted to the UK Listing Authority prints ofResolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting on 28 April 2006 concerningitems other than ordinary 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 28 April 2006www.bg-group.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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