Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9828K

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

28 April 2010

 

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ("RBS") - Result of Annual General Meeting

28 April 2010 

Following the Annual General Meeting held today, RBS announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows. Resolutions 13, 15 and 18 were passed as special resolutions.

	For	% of votes cast	Against	% of votes cast	Total votes cast as % of Issued Share Capital	Withheld *
Resolution 1 To approve the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2009	47,612,619,905	99.99	4,982,653	0.01	82.14	115,574,584
Resolution 2 To approve the Remuneration Report for year ended 31 December 2009	47,002,806,261	99.36	302,628,674	0.64	81.60	426,044,105
Resolution 3  To elect Sir Sandy Crombie as a director	47,695,307,747	99.95	22,950,545	0.05	82.31	14,506,366
Resolution 4  To elect Bruce Van Saun as a director	47,704,253,579	99.97	13,140,856	0.03	82.31	15,285,544
Resolution 5  To elect Philip Scott as a director	47,705,530,399	99.98	11,264,728	0.02	82.31	15,289,884
Resolution 6  To elect Penny Hughes as a director	47,695,858,464	99.95	21,680,460	0.05	82.31	15,130,185
Resolution 7  To elect Brendan Nelson as a Director	47,704,172,315	99.97	12,836,364	0.03	82.31	15,839,722
Resolution 8  To re-elect Joe MacHale as a Director	47,697,876,484	99.96	19,904,155	0.04	82.31	14,938,197
Resolution 9  To re-elect Philip Hampton as a Director	47,570,732,289	99.94	29,827,423	0.06	82.11	132,257,236
Resolution 10  To re-appoint Deloittee LLP as auditors	47,593,967,778	99.97	15,113,898	0.03	82.13	123,789,799
Resolution 11 To authorise the Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors	47,708,705,276	99.98	11,168,747	0.02	82.32	12,962,321
Resolution 12 To renew the directors' authority to allot ordinary shares	46,678,100,679	97.82	1,040,182,799	2.18	82.31	14,475,425
Resolution 13 To renew the directors' authority to allot shares on a non-pre-emptive basis	47,653,352,241	99.87	61,137,086	0.13	82.31	16,945,624
Resolution 14 To approve consolidation and sub-division of shares	47,697,356,079	99.96	17,292,471	0.04	82.31	16,688,771
Resolution 15 To permit the holding of General Meetings at 14 days' notice	47,201,937,420	98.92	516,021,138	1.08	82.31	13,056,473
Resolution 16 To approve the RBS 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan	46,957,540,414	99.20	379,630,975	0.80	81.66	394,090,986
Resolution 17 To approve the renewal of the Employee Share Ownership Plan	47,678,096,674	99.92	37,248,510	0.08	82.31	15,754,234
Resolution 18 To adopt new Articles of Association	47,583,382,368	99.96	20,625,621	0.04	82.12	127,385,971
Resolution 19 To authorise political donations and political expenditure	47,453,037,734	99.68	150,469,478	0.32	82.12	127,733,816

* 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 resolutions 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 will shortly be available for inspection at the Financial Services Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at: the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (telephone [phone]).

Contact

Jason Knauf

Head of Group Media Centre

0131 523 4414

 

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