25th Jun 2014 17:34
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc - Result of General Meeting
25 June 2014
Following the General Meeting convened for 3.00 pm today, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc announces the results of the poll vote for the resolution as follows.
For | % of votes cast | Against | % of votes cast | Total votes cast as % of Voting Share Capital | Withheld * | |
Resolution To approve the entry into the Dividend Access Share Retirement Agreement | 5,209,512,140
| 99.76 | 12,713,852 | 0.24 | 55.89 | 47,697,104 |
* A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's listing rules, copies of the resolution will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
As at 23 June 2014 (being the latest date by which shareholders who wanted to attend, speak and vote at the General Meeting must have been entered on the company's Register of Members) the issued share capital of the company conferring the right to vote at the General Meeting consisted of 6,299,628,388 ordinary shares carrying four votes each on a poll, 400,000 5.5 per cent. cumulative preference shares carrying four votes each on a poll and 500,000 11 per cent. cumulative preference shares carrying four votes each on a poll. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the company as at 23 June 2014 was 25,202,113,552. The Resolution was in respect of a Related Party Transaction with HM Treasury who in accordance with the Listing Rules did not vote on the Resolution.
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