15th May 2014 15:15
1. Results of Annual General Meeting 2014
The Annual General Meeting of BG Group plc was held on Thursday, 15 May 2014.
The table below sets out the results of the poll on all 23 resolutions. Resolution 9 was not put to the meeting following the resignation of Chris Finlayson on 28 April 2014; the relevant resolution was withdrawn because the meeting agreed it would be of no effect. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy was entitled to one vote per share held.
RESOLUTION | FOR* | % | AGAINST | % | TOTAL | WITHHELD** |
Resolution 1 Annual Report and Accounts | 2,339,111,166 | 99.95 | 1,221,112 | 0.05 | 2,340,332,278 | 9,554,971 |
Resolution 2 Remuneration Policy | 2,108,947,015 | 93.68 | 142,388,823 | 6.32 | 2,251,335,838 | 62,541,411 |
Resolution 3 Remuneration Report | 1,543,270,995 | 67.21 | 753,067,862 | 32.79 | 2,296,338,857 | 51,012,333 |
Resolution 4 Declaration of dividend | 2,343,421,638 | 99.93 | 1,660,741 | 0.07 | 2,345,082,379 | 4,804,870 |
Resolution 5 Election of Simon Lowth
| 2,338,150,066 | 99.73 | 6,313,793 | 0.27 | 2,344,463,859 | 5,423,206 |
Resolution 6 Election of Pam Daley
| 2,341,602,593 | 99.88 | 2,894,565 | 0.12 | 2,344,497,158 | 5,389,812 |
Resolution 7 Election of Martin Ferguson
| 2,341,842,859 | 99.89 | 2,606,437 | 0.11 | 2,344,449,296 | 5,437,769 |
Resolution 8 Re-election of Vivienne Cox
| 2,335,347,838 | 99.61 | 9,243,980 | 0.39 | 2,344,591,818 | 5,295,247 |
Resolution 9 WITHDRAWN
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Resolution 10 Re-election of Andrew Gould
| 2,225,886,321 | 96.68 | 76,508,260 | 3.32 | 2,302,394,581 | 47,492,669 |
Resolution 11 Re-election of Baroness Hogg
| 2,337,389,080 | 99.69 | 7,174,197 | 0.31 | 2,344,563,277 | 5,323,788 |
Resolution 12 Re-election of Dr John Hood
| 2,290,333,702 | 97.69 | 54,207,034 | 2.31 | 2,344,540,736 | 5,346,233 |
Resolution 13 Re-election of Caio Koch-Weser
| 2,340,719,422 | 99.84 | 3,749,638 | 0.16 | 2,344,469,060 | 5,417,909 |
Resolution 14 Re-election of Lim Haw-Kuang | 2,341,264,362 | 99.86 | 3,212,765 | 0.14 | 2,344,477,127 | 5,409,842 |
Resolution 15 Re-election of Sir David Manning
| 2,341,049,595 | 99.85 | 3,508,731 | 0.15 | 2,344,558,326 | 5,328,643 |
Resolution 16 Re-election of Mark Seligman
| 2,335,213,678 | 99.60 | 9,303,028 | 0.40 | 2,344,516,706 | 5,370,263 |
Resolution 17 Re-election of Patrick Thomas
| 2,309,697,039 | 99.34 | 15,253,731 | 0.66 | 2,324,950,770 | 24,936,199 |
Resolution 18 Auditors' re-appointment
| 2,338,067,855 | 99.71 | 6,727,384 | 0.29 | 2,344,795,239 | 5,091,490 |
Resolution 19 Auditors' remuneration
| 2,337,943,284 | 99.72 | 6,651,832 | 0.28 | 2,344,595,116 | 5,292,133 |
Resolution 20 Political donations
| 2,273,164,579 | 97.01 | 70,091,128 | 2.99 | 2,343,255,707 | 6,631,543 |
Resolution 21 Authority to allot shares
| 2,225,810,173 | 96.05 | 91,619,238 | 3.95 | 2,317,429,411 | 32,457,626 |
Resolution 22*** Dis-application of pre-emption rights
| 2,332,776,167 | 99.54 | 10,840,016 | 0.46 | 2,343,616,183 | 6,270,156 |
Resolution 23*** Purchase own shares
| 2,340,815,120 | 99.85 | 3,576,642 | 0.15 | 2,344,391,762 | 5,495,460 |
Resolution 24*** 14 days' notice
| 2,073,558,172 | 88.44 | 271,041,877 | 11.56 | 2,344,600,049 | 5,289,620 |
The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, at the close of business on 13 May 2014 was 3,410,281,012.
* Includes discretionary votes.
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
*** Indicates Special Resolution.
2. Resolutions Submitted to NSM
BG Group plc has today submitted to the National Storage Mechanism copies of Resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting on 15 May 2014 concerning items other than ordinary business. These documents will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
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