Result of AGM

BT Group PLC

09 July 2026

 

BT Group plc

Annual General Meeting 9 July 2026

Summary of votes cast

 

Annual General Meeting Resolutions	For	%	Against	%	Votes withheld
Resolution 1 That the accounts and reports of the directors and the auditor for the year ended 31 March 2026 be received.	7,275,568,744	99.99	494,511	0.01	4,803,179
Resolution 2 That the Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2026 be received and approved.	7,144,797,481	98.14	135,084,720	1.86	1,002,925
Resolution 3 That the final dividend of 5.87 pence per share be payable on 9 September 2026 to holders of ordinary shares registered at the close of business on 7 August 2026.	7,279,322,303	99.99	1,034,546	0.01	516,964
Resolution 4 That Adam Crozier be re-elected as a director.	7,231,673,181	99.34	48,053,797	0.66	1,152,308
Resolution 5 That Allison Kirkby be re-elected as a director.	7,248,813,758	99.58	30,931,329	0.42	1,139,440
Resolution 6 That Simon Lowth be re-elected as a director.	7,243,314,450	99.50	36,293,802	0.50	1,275,147
Resolution 7 That Dame Ruth Cairnie be re-elected as a director.	7,217,542,025	99.15	61,856,247	0.85	1,484,379
Resolution 8 That Maggie Chan Jones be re-elected as a director.	7,275,286,978	99.94	4,117,705	0.06	1,477,836
Resolution 9 That Sir Alex Chisholm be re-elected as a director.	7,275,250,429	99.94	4,161,586	0.06	1,470,311
Resolution 10 That Steven Guggenheimer be re-elected as a director.	7,275,070,257	99.94	4,361,289	0.06	1,451,853
Resolution 11 That Matthew Key be re-elected as a director.	7,275,146,745	99.94	4,246,333	0.06	1,524,436
Resolution 12 That Raphael Kübler be re-elected as a director.	6,739,877,128	92.59	539,476,326	7.41	1,519,028
Resolution 13 That Tushar Morzaria be re-elected as a director.	7,274,861,203	99.94	4,521,193	0.06	1,490,809
Resolution 14 That Rima Qureshi be re-elected as a director.	7,273,814,281	99.92	5,539,563	0.08	1,528,731
Resolution 15 That Sara Weller be re-elected as a director.	7,274,927,151	99.94	4,533,365	0.06	1,422,490
Resolution 16 That Sunil Bharti Mittal be elected as a director.	7,011,190,623	96.32	268,067,148	3.68	1,629,578
Resolution 17 That Gopal Vittal be elected as a director.	7,153,383,279	98.27	126,258,248	1.73	1,215,778
Resolution 18 That KPMG LLP be reappointed as auditor of BT Group plc, to hold office until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before BT Group plc.	7,273,952,045	99.92	5,813,814	0.08	1,113,339
Resolution 19 That the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board be authorised to decide the auditor's remuneration.	7,274,288,471	99.93	5,447,747	0.07	1,126,027
Special Business
Resolution 20 That the directors are authorised generally and without conditions under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 ('2006 Act') to allot relevant securities.	7,147,458,398	98.18	132,321,129	1.82	1,094,601
Resolution 21 That subject to the passing of Resolution 20, the directors have power to allot equity securities (within the meaning of Section 561 of the 2006 Act) entirely paid for in cash.	6,872,144,559	94.41	407,184,292	5.59	1,540,113
Resolution 22 That subject to the passing of Resolution 20, the directors have power to allot further equity securities (within the meaning of Section 561 of the 2006 Act) entirely paid for in cash.	6,813,040,281	93.60	465,861,840	6.40	1,963,368
Resolution 23 That BT Group plc 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 BT Group plc.	7,274,974,526	99.95	3,399,500	0.05	2,500,551
Resolution 24 That BT Group plc may call a general meeting (but not an AGM) on at least 14 clear days' notice.	7,145,596,918	98.16	134,052,851	1.84	1,216,518
Resolution 25 That BT Group plc, and any company which is a subsidiary of BT Group plc, be authorised to make political donations to political organisations.	7,241,365,410	99.74	19,024,881	0.26	20,476,018

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 National Storage Mechanism | FCA

The total number of shares in issue as at 6.30pm on 7 July 2026, excluding shares held in treasury was 9,967,639,866. 73.05% of the voting capital was instructed.

 

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