BT Group plc Announcement of

RNS Number : 8734P

BT Group PLC

23 July 2010

 



BT Group plc

Annual General Meeting 22 July 2010

Summary of votes cast

Annual General Meeting Resolutions	For	%	Against	%	Votes withheld
Resolution 1 That the accounts and reports of the directors and the auditors for the year ended 31 March 2010 be received.	4,652,751,100	99.79	9,721,443	0.21	6,392,689
Resolution 2 That the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2010 be approved.	3,960,702,048	93.60	270,920,149	6.40	437,243,325
Resolution 3 That the final dividend of 4.6 pence per share recommended by the directors be declared to be payable on 6 September 2010 to holders of ordinary shares registered at the close of business on 13 August 2010.	4,660,652,858	99.96	1,845,998	0.04	6,366,666
Resolution 4 That Sir Michael Rake be re-elected as a director.	4,584,972,546	98.73	58,908,347	1.27	24,984,339
Resolution 5 That Ian Livingston be re-elected as a director.	4,638,285,002	99.50	23,430,350	0.50	7,149,880
Resolution 6 That Carl Symon be re-elected as a director.	4,637,160,269	99.49	23,833,385	0.51	7,871,578
Resolution 7 That Anthony Ball be elected as a director.	4,639,419,289	99.55	21,084,355	0.45	8,361,588
Resolution 8 That PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP be reappointed auditors of the Company, to hold office until the end of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company.	4,621,453,836	99.10	41,834,891	0.90	5,576,505
Resolution 9 That the directors be authorised to decide the auditors' remuneration.	4,631,276,334	99.34	30,739,946	0.66	6,848,952
Special Business
Resolution 10 That the directors are authorised generally and without conditions under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 ('2006 Act') to allot relevant securities.	4,564,250,910	98.38	75,257,479	1.62	29,356,843
Resolution 11 That subject to the passing of Resolution 10, the directors have power to allot equity securities (within the meaning of Section 561(1) of the 2006 Act) entirely paid for in cash.	4,631,495,663	99.38	28,906,140	0.62	8,463,429
Resolution 12 That the Company has general and unconditional authority to make market purchases as defined in section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006 of shares of 5p each in the Company.	4,636,649,757	99.48	24,034,660	0.52	8,180,815
Resolution 13 That the Company may call a general meeting (but not an AGM) on at least 14 clear days' notice.	4,341,245,889	93.27	313,279,122	6.73	14,340,221
Resolution 14 That British Telecommunications plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, be authorised to make political donations to political organisations.	4,559,989,444	98.20	83,373,514	1.80	25,592,274

In accordance with the Listing Rules 9.6.2, copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA") and will be available for inspection at the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London  E14 5HS.

 

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