21st May 2007 16:53
Results of Annual General Meeting Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc held its Annual General Meeting forshareholders at 11am today. All resolutions were put to the meeting on a poll. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, two copies of all resolutions passedother than resolutions concerning ordinary business have today been submitted tothe UK Listing Authority for publication through the Listing Authority'sDocument Viewing Facility. The total number of votes received for each resolution is set out below. Issued ordinary share capital as at 21 May 2007 is 2,989,099,257. \* T Resolution For Against Votes Withheld Total--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------1. To adopt the 2006 Report & Accounts 1,898,270,456 51,507 2,895,787 1,901,217,750--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------2. To declare a final dividend 1,900,091,170 47,402 1,066,370 1,901,204,942--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------3. To appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditors and that their remuneration be determined by the directors 1,900,801,893 219,034 169,466 1,901,190,393--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------4. To elect Simon Lee as a director 1,900,371,836 521,074 292,883 1,901,185,793--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------5. To re-elect George Culmer as a director 1,900,414,881 548,014 223,903 1,901,186,798--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------6. To re-elect Noel Harwerth as a director 1,898,612,265 2,307,339 271,175 1,901,190,779--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------7. To re-elect Edward Lea as a director 1,900,148,426 752,789 289,420 1,901,190,635--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------8. To re-elect Malcolm Le May as a director 1,900,278,555 657,147 252,830 1,901,188,532--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------9. To re-elect John Maxwell as a director 1,900,288,919 660,988 230,743 1,901,180,650--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------10. To approve the Company's remuneration report 1,843,173,132 23,247,519 34,768,338 1,901,188,989--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------11. To adopt new Articles A resolution to adopt new Articles of Association has been deferred of Association until the 2008 Annual General Meeting--------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------12. To give authority for the Company to make donations to EU political organisations and incur EU political expenditure 1,869,142,949 13,717,199 18,316,663 1,901,176,811--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------13. To permit the directors to allot further shares 1,879,976,360 20,816,316 396,532 1,901,189,208--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------14. To relax the restrictions which normally apply when ordinary shares are issued for cash 1,899,285,244 1,324,568 567,331 1,901,177,143--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------15. To give authority for the Company to buy back up to 10% of its issued ordinary shares 1,900,509,698 512,082 168,175 1,901,189,955--------------------------- ----------------- --------------- --------------- ------------------\* T Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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