Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1557T

BT Group PLC

15 July 2015

 



BT Group plc

Annual General Meeting 15 July 2015

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 2015 be received.	5,280,749,776	99.97	1,634,843	0.03	10,179,510
Resolution 2 That the directors' annual remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2015, be received and approved.	5,144,960,474	98.60	72,885,498	1.40	74,716,964
Resolution 3 That the final dividend of 8.5 pence per share recommended by the directors be declared to be payable on 7 September 2015 to holders of ordinary shares registered at the close of business on 14 August 2015.	5,277,267,093	99.99	726,525	0.01	14,595,116
Resolution 4 That Sir Michael Rake be re-elected as a director.	5,249,412,403	99.40	31,947,404	0.60	11,216,843
Resolution 5 That Gavin Patterson be re-elected as a director.	5,276,602,694	99.91	4,799,992	0.09	11,179,612
Resolution 6 That Tony Chanmugam be re-elected as a director.	5,262,729,111	99.66	17,874,069	0.34	11,967,230
Resolution 7 That Tony Ball be re-elected as a director.	5,263,579,636	99.67	17,570,081	0.33	11,415,191
Resolution 8 That Iain Conn be re-elected as a director.	5,255,831,830	99.52	25,140,288	0.48	11,581,440
Resolution 9 That Phil Hodkinson be re-elected as a director.	5,273,305,365	99.85	7,665,932	0.15	11,591,928
Resolution 10 That Karen Richardson be re-elected as a director.	5,250,363,853	99.42	30,798,981	0.58	11,397,119
Resolution 11 That Nick Rose be re-elected as a director.	5,243,600,171	99.29	37,524,954	0.71	11,443,153
Resolution 12 That Jasmine Whitbread be re-elected as a director.	5,255,528,442	99.52	25,578,060	0.48	11,457,168
Resolution 13 That Isabel Hudson be elected as a director.	5,274,883,127	99.89	5,875,090	0.11	11,799,793
Resolution 14 That PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP be re-appointed auditors of the Company, to hold office until the end of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company.	4,985,587,185	96.16	199,315,173	3.84	107,666,473
Resolution 15 That the directors be authorised to decide the auditors' remuneration.	5,088,829,535	98.16	95,333,407	1.84	108,408,183
Special Business
Resolution 16 That the directors are authorised generally and without conditions under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 ('2006 Act') to allot relevant securities.	4,969,667,182	94.32	299,344,382	5.68	23,561,611
Resolution 17 That subject to the passing of Resolution 16, the directors have power to allot equity securities (within the meaning of Section 561(1) of the 2006 Act) entirely paid for in cash.	5,236,919,315	99.66	17,669,542	0.34	37,982,250
Resolution 18 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.	5,266,577,795	99.76	12,731,202	0.24	13,255,374
Resolution 19 That the Company adopts new articles of association	5,260,930,164	99.69	16,595,167	0.31	15,027,523
Resolution 20 That the Company may call a general meeting (but not an AGM) on at least 14 clear days' notice.	4,830,433,708	91.52	447,838,380	8.48	14,303,766
Resolution 21 That British Telecommunications plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, be authorised to make political donations to political organisations.	5,154,135,565	97.71	120,659,683	2.29	17,760,609

In accordance with Listing Rule 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 to view on the National Storage Mechanism website at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

The total number of shares in issue as at 6pm on 13 July 2015, excluding shares held in treasury was 8,338,168,772. 63.47% of the voting capital was instructed.

 

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