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Result of AGM

23rd May 2013 15:00

RNS Number : 4511F
BG GROUP plc
23 May 2013
 

 

1. Results of Annual General Meeting 2013

 

 

The Annual General Meeting of BG Group plc was held on Thursday 23 May 2013.

 

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

2,246,031,166

99.99

333,681

0.01

2,246,364,847

27,446,403

Resolution 2

Remuneration Report

2,122,715,714

94.46

124,476,802

5.54

2,247,192,516

26,618,732

Resolution 3

Declaration of dividend

2,264,747,622

99.82

4,084,334

0.18

2,268,831,956

4,979,294

Resolution 4

Election of Den Jones

 

2,260,054,763

99.65

8,016,586

0.35

2,268,071,349

5,739,832

Resolution 5

Election of Lim Haw-Kuang

 

2,265,102,113

99.87

2,891,085

0.13

2,267,993,198

5,818,052

Resolution 6

Re-election of Peter Backhouse

 

2,262,440,121

99.75

5,698,994

0.25

2,268,139,115

5,672,135

Resolution 7

Re-election of Vivienne Cox

 

2,265,047,116

99.86

3,123,066

0.14

2,268,170,182

5,641,068

Resolution 8

Re-election of Chris Finlayson

 

2,265,776,723

99.89

2,399,531

0.11

2,268,176,254

5,634,996

Resolution 9

Re-election of Andrew Gould

 

2,254,249,615

99.39

13,814,325

0.61

2,268,063,940

5,747,309

Resolution 10

Re-election of Baroness Hogg

 

2,233,721,531

99.52

10,825,334

0.48

2,244,546,865

29,263,522

Resolution 11

Re-election of Dr John Hood

 

2,263,600,407

99.80

4,541,724

0.20

2,268,142,131

5,669,118

Resolution 12

Re-election of Martin Houston

 

2,262,301,945

99.74

5,920,853

0.26

2,268,222,798

5,588,452

Resolution 13

Re-election of Caio Koch-Weser

 

2,264,533,466

99.85

3,506,582

0.15

2,268,040,048

5,771,133

Resolution 14

Re-election of Sir David Manning

 

2,264,116,519

99.82

3,971,971

0.18

2,268,088,490

5,722,760

Resolution 15

Re-election of Mark Seligman

 

2,264,797,089

99.85

3,296,053

0.15

2,268,093,142

5,717,539

Resolution 16

Re-election of Patrick Thomas

 

2,262,226,730

99.74

5,898,374

0.26

2,268,125,104

5,686,077

Resolution 17

Auditors' re-appointment

 

2,259,517,380

99.90

2,243,742

0.10

2,261,761,122

12,050,129

Resolution 18

Auditors' remuneration

 

2,266,695,131

99.93

1,524,290

0.07

2,268,219,421

5,591,830

Resolution 19

Political donations

 

2,187,417,168

96.65

75,892,492

3.35

2,263,309,660

10,501,521

Resolution 20

Authority to allot shares

 

2,202,118,741

97.20

63,409,334

2.80

2,265,528,075

8,283,107

Resolution 21***

Dis-application of pre-emption rights

 

2,209,971,187

97.47

57,290,490

2.53

2,267,261,677

6,549,433

Resolution 22***

Purchase own shares

 

2,262,032,631

99.73

6,026,748

0.27

2,268,059,379

5,751,872

Resolution 23***

14 days' notice

 

2,006,746,270

88.47

261,480,712

11.53

2,268,226,982

5,584,266

 

 

The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, at the close of business on 21 May 2013 was 3,403,568,470.

 

* 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 23 May 2013 concerning items other than ordinary business. These documents will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do

 

www.bg-group.com

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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