23rd May 2013 15:00
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
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