Results of the Annual General Meeting

RNS Number : 0188Z
Bank of Ireland Group PLC
14 May 2019
 

Bank of Ireland Group PLC (the "Company")

 

Results of the 2019 Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

 

14 May 2019

 

All of the resolutions proposed at the AGM of the Company held on 14 May 2019 were duly passed.

 

The results of the voting on each resolution are as follows:

 

Resolution 1

 

To receive and consider the Company's Financial Statements, the Report of the Directors and the Auditors' Report for the year ended 31 December 2018.

 

Resolution

Votes
For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes
Total

1

791,296,797

99.99

41,103

0.01

446,714

791,337,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 2

 

To declare a final dividend.

 

Resolution

Votes
For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes
Total

2

791,672,090

100.00

6,694

0.00

105,830

791,678,784

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 3

 

To receive and consider the Group Remuneration Committee Report for the year ended 31 December 2018.

 

Resolution

Votes
For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes
Total

3

789,273,290

99.70

2,384,721

0.30

126,603

791,658,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 4

 

To elect the following Directors, by separate resolutions:

 

(a)   Evelyn Bourke;

(b)   Ian Buchanan; and

(c)   Steve Pateman.

 

Resolution

Votes

For

%

Votes

Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes

Total

4 (a)

789,796,964

99.76

1,871,301

0.24

116,300

791,668,265

4 (b)

791,100,597

99.93

558,807

0.07

124,389

791,659,404

4 (c)

791,099,892

99.93

555,129

0.07

129,544

791,655,021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 To re-elect the following Directors, by separate resolutions:

 

(d)   Richard Goulding

(e)   Patrick Haren;

(f)    Andrew Keating;

(g)   Patrick Kennedy;

(h)   Francesca McDonagh;

(i)    Fiona Muldoon; and

(j)    Patrick Mulvihill.

 

Resolution

Votes

For

%

Votes

Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes

Total

4 (d)

790,951,126

99.91

704,446

0.09

129,022

791,655,572

4 (e)

787,686,790

99.50

3,969,945

0.50

127,879

791,656,735

4 (f)

782,794,699

98.88

8,862,837

1.12

126,982

791,657,536

4 (g)

784,923,124

99.15

6,739,438

0.85

121,007

791,662,562

4 (h)

791,117,940

99.93

550,107

0.07

116,567

791,668,047

4 (i)

789,650,203

99.75

2,017,870

0.25

116,492

791,668,073

4 (j)

790,954,034

99.91

700,222

0.09

130,309

791,654,256

 

Resolution 5

 

To consider the continuation in office of KPMG as Auditors of the Company. 

 

Resolution

Votes
For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes
Total

5

791,260,437

99.95

394,379

0.05

128,369

791,654,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 6

 

To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors.

 

Resolution

Votes
For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes
Total

6

791,327,571

99.96

348,517

0.04

108,497

791,676,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 7

 

To authorise purchases of Ordinary Shares by the Company or subsidiaries.

 

Resolution

Votes
For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes
Total

7

790,300,475

99.81

1,476,354

0.19

7,756

791,776,829

 

Resolution 8

 

To authorise the Directors to issue Ordinary Shares.

 

Resolution

Votes
For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes
Total

8

782,959,087

98.89

8,803,150

1.11

14,482

791,762,237

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 9

 

To authorise the Directors to issue Ordinary Shares on a non-pre-emptive basis for cash.

 

Resolution

Votes
For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes
Total

9

786,052,203

99.28

5,699,993

0.72

42,369

791,742,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 10

 

To authorise the Directors to issue contingent equity conversion notes, and Ordinary Shares on the conversion of such notes.

 

Resolution

Votes
For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes
Total

10

791,533,574

99.97

218,291

0.03

32,633

791,751,865

 

Resolution 11

 

To authorise the Directors to issue for cash on a non-pre-emptive basis, contingent equity conversion notes, and Ordinary Shares on the conversion of such notes.

 

Resolution

Votes
For

%

Votes

Against

%

Votes Withheld

Votes
Total

11

782,505,345

98.83

9,241,292

1.17

37,977

791,746,637

 

 

The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

 

The full text of each resolution was set out in the Chairman's Letter to holders of Ordinary Shares and Notice of the Annual General Meeting which was posted to shareholders on 9 April 2019.

 

In accordance with Irish Listing Rule 6.6.2 and UK Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions will be submitted to the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at the following locations:

 

Company Announcements Office

The Irish Stock Exchange t/a Euronext Dublin

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

 

and at

 

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

 

14 May 2019

 

For further information contact:

Helen Nolan, Group Secretary

Tel: + 353 (0) 76 6234710


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