18th May 2009 16:54
RSA Insurance Group plc
Results of Annual General Meeting
RSA Insurance Group plc held its Annual General Meeting for shareholders at 11am today. All resolutions were put to the meeting on a poll.
The total number of votes received for each resolution is set out below.
Issued ordinary share capital as at 18 May 2009 is 3,333,309,476.
Resolution | For | Against | Votes Withheld * | Total | ||||||||||||||
1. To adopt the 2008 Report & Accounts | 2,333,315,344 | 6,878,617 | 1,040,495 | 2,340,193,961 | ||||||||||||||
2. To declare a final dividend | 2,339,793,497 | 33,383 | 1,405,616 | 2,339,826,880 | ||||||||||||||
3. To confirm the re-election of John Napier | 2,332,788,494 | 7,619,685 | 819,978 | 2,340,408,179 | ||||||||||||||
4. To confirm the re-election of Andy Haste | 2,334,978,306 | 5,421,305 | 828,546 | 2,340,399,611 | ||||||||||||||
5. To confirm the election of Johanna Waterous | 2,334,498,977 | 5,827,149 | 906,459 | 2,340,326,126 | ||||||||||||||
6. To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditors | 2,290,910,358 | 21,327,827 | 28,984,760 | 2,312,238,185 | ||||||||||||||
7. To determine the auditors' remuneration | 2,324,375,670 | 15,944,743 | 903,652 | 2,340,320,413 | ||||||||||||||
8. To approve the directors' remuneration report | 2,281,175,851 | 25,094,331 | 34,928,172 | 2,306,270,182 | ||||||||||||||
9. To approve the RSA Sharesave Plan | 2,325,643,486 | 14,486,086 | 1,064,018 | 2,340,129,572 | ||||||||||||||
10. To approve the RSA Irish Sharesave Plan 2009 | 2,325,344,897 | 14,589,902 | 1,256,226 | 2,339,934,799 | ||||||||||||||
11. To approve the RSA Share Incentive Plan | 2,335,442,070 | 3,715,833 | 2,023,325 | 2,339,157,903 | ||||||||||||||
12. To approve the RSA Executive Share Option Scheme | 2,261,549,350 | 22,864,044 | 56,772,857 | 2,284,413,394 | ||||||||||||||
13. To give authority for the Group to make donations to political parties, independent election candidates and political organisations and to incur political expenditure | 2,280,570,454 | 55,449,312 | 5,182,065 | 2,336,019,766 | ||||||||||||||
14. To authorise the directors to continue the scrip dividend scheme | 2,339,266,779 | 337,488 | 1,604,466 | 2,339,604,267 | ||||||||||||||
15. To approve the notice period for general meetings | 2,279,179,438 | 59,645,543 | 2,378,010 | 2,338,824,981 | ||||||||||||||
16. To increase the authorised share capital | 2,180,375,079 | 59,575,094 | 3,925,988 | 2,239,950,173 | ||||||||||||||
17. To permit the directors to allot further shares | 2,128,936,154 | 206,242,791 | 6,021,840 | 2,335,178,945 | ||||||||||||||
18. To relax the restrictions which normally apply when ordinary shares are issued for cash | 2,170,418,759 | 169,700,856 | 1,078,046 | 2,340,119,615 | ||||||||||||||
19. To give authority for the Company to buy back up to 10% of its issued ordinary shares | 2,339,614,489 | 764,142 | 820,530 | 2,340,378,631 |
Notes
* A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, two copies of all resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have today 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:
Financial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondon E14 5HSTel. no. (0)20 7676 1000
(Documents will usually be available for inspection within six normal business hours of this notice being given).
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Enquiries to:
Equiniti RegistrarsTel: 0871 384 2048 or +44 121 415 7064 if calling from overseas
Julia Possener, Deputy Group Company SecretaryRSA Insurance Group plcTel: +44 (0) 20 7111 7000
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