5th May 2015 13:45
BG Group plc
1. Results of Annual General Meeting 2015
The Annual General Meeting of BG Group plc was held on Tuesday, 5 May 2015.
The table below sets out the results of the poll on all 23 resolutions. 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 | 2,198,890,379 | 99.95 | 1,016,746 | 0.05 | 2,199,907,125 | 4,254,217 |
Resolution 2 Remuneration Report | 1,773,127,826 | 82.06 | 387,627,634 | 17.94 | 2,160,755,460 | 43,405,881 |
Resolution 3 Declaration of dividend | 2,195,099,355 | 99.72 | 6,260,530 | 0.28 | 2,201,359,885 | 2,801,457 |
Resolution 4 Election of Helge Lund
| 2,193,771,445 | 99.74 | 5,703,256 | 0.26 | 2,199,474,701 | 4,686,641 |
Resolution 5 Re-election of Vivienne Cox
| 2,097,445,284 | 96.44 | 77,418,560 | 3.56 | 2,174,863,844 | 29,297,447 |
Resolution 6 Re-election of Pam Daley
| 2,196,782,532 | 99.87 | 2,857,204 | 0.13 | 2,199,639,736 | 4,521,605 |
Resolution 7 Re-election of Martin Ferguson
| 2,171,668,612 | 99.75 | 5,543,392 | 0.25 | 2,177,212,004 | 26,949,288 |
Resolution 8 Re-election of Andrew Gould
| 2,072,671,980 | 96.20 | 81,950,778 | 3.80 | 2,154,622,758 | 49,538,583 |
Resolution 9 Re-election of Baroness Hogg
| 2,193,350,335 | 99.72 | 6,221,129 | 0.28 | 2,199,571,464 | 4,589,877 |
Resolution 10 Re-election of Sir John Hood
| 1,863,188,757 | 86.55 | 289,509,780 | 13.45 | 2,152,698,537 | 51,462,805 |
Resolution 11 Re-election of Caio Koch-Weser
| 2,169,793,117 | 99.70 | 6,612,852 | 0.30 | 2,176,405,969 | 27,755,372 |
Resolution 12 Re-election of Lim Haw-Kuang | 2,168,453,165 | 99.63 | 7,965,920 | 0.37 | 2,176,419,085 | 27,742,256 |
Resolution 13 Re-election of Simon Lowth
| 2,194,156,660 | 99.75 | 5,451,549 | 0.25 | 2,199,608,209 | 4,553,133 |
Resolution 14 Re-election of Sir David Manning
| 2,196,032,569 | 99.84 | 3,580,330 | 0.16 | 2,199,612,899 | 4,548,443 |
Resolution 15 Re-election of Mark Seligman
| 2,096,833,742 | 96.41 | 77,977,949 | 3.59 | 2,174,811,691 | 29,349,651 |
Resolution 16 Re-election of Patrick Thomas
| 2,096,887,156 | 96.42 | 77,933,334 | 3.58 | 2,174,820,490 | 29,340,852 |
Resolution 17 Re-appointment of auditors
| 2,198,000,596 | 99.86 | 3,084,490 | 0.14 | 2,201,085,086 | 3,076,256 |
Resolution 18 Remuneration of auditors
| 2,198,493,647 | 99.89 | 2,390,336 | 0.11 | 2,200,883,983 | 3,277,359 |
Resolution 19 Political donations
| 2,174,195,027 | 98.86 | 25,182,537 | 1.14 | 2,199,377,564 | 4,783,777 |
Resolution 20 Authority to allot shares
| 2,165,701,418 | 98.99 | 22,094,592 | 1.01 | 2,187,796,010 | 16,365,332 |
Resolution 21*** Dis-application of pre-emption rights
| 2,192,760,066 | 99.67 | 7,276,190 | 0.33 | 2,200,036,256 | 4,125,086 |
Resolution 22*** Purchase of own shares
| 2,198,223,504 | 99.88 | 2,592,236 | 0.12 | 2,200,815,740 | 3,345,602 |
Resolution 23*** 14 days' notice
| 1,974,820,200 | 89.73 | 226,085,463 | 10.27 | 2,200,905,663 | 3,253,475 |
The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, at the close of business on 30 April 2015 was 3,414,938,386.
* 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 5 May 2015 concerning items other than ordinary business. These documents will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
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