BT Group PLC Result of AGM (1267F)

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RNS Number : 1267F

BT Group PLC

10 July 2019

BT Group plc

Annual General Meeting 10 July 2019

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 2019 be received.          6,563,714,302   99.97     1,808,648   0.03          6,677,893 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 2 
  That the directors' annual remuneration report for 
  the year 
  ended 31 March 2019, be received and approved.         6,011,286,559   91.90   530,098,249   8.10         30,829,140 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 3 
  That the final dividend of 10.78 pence per share 
  recommended 
  by the directors be declared to be payable on 9 
  September 2019 
  to holders of ordinary shares registered at the 
  close of business 
  on 9 August 2019.                                      6,568,475,724   99.98     1,407,640   0.02          2,337,426 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 4 
  That Jan du Plessis be re-elected as a director.       6,468,721,864   98.51    97,825,836   1.49          5,630,500 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 5 
  That Simon Lowth be re-elected as a director.          6,461,209,514   98.38   106,395,781   1.62          4,589,241 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 6 
  That Iain Conn be re-elected as a director.            6,506,394,863   99.07    61,049,383   0.93          4,759,177 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 7 
  That Tim Höttges be re-elected as a director.     6,203,031,973   94.45   364,442,087   5.55          4,719,716 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 8 
  That Isabel Hudson be re-elected as a director.        6,515,490,492   99.21    52,128,099   0.79          4,573,731 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 9 
  That Mike Inglis be re-elected as a director.          6,504,380,683   99.04    63,080,603   0.96          4,722,830 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 10 
  That Nick Rose be re-elected as a director.            6,454,224,185   98.28   113,243,322   1.72          4,717,656 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 11 
  That Jasmine Whitbread be re-elected as a director.    6,518,459,228   99.25    49,174,414   0.75          4,537,358 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 12 
  That Philip Jansen be elected as a director.           6,543,450,247   99.64    23,840,162   0.36          4,878,278 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 13 
  That Matthew Key be elected as a director.             6,531,980,975   99.47    35,074,691   0.53          5,119,254 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 14 
  That Allison Kirkby be elected as a director.          6,561,064,506   99.91     6,227,520   0.09          4,884,949 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 15 
  That KPMG 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.                           6,561,807,460   99.90     6,596,160   0.10          3,793,971 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 16 
  That the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board of 
  directors be 
  authorised to decide the auditors' remuneration.       6,557,574,517   99.84    10,538,424   0.16          4,054,613 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Special Business 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 17 
  That the directors are authorised generally and 
  without conditions 
  under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 ('2006 
  Act') to 
  allot relevant securities.                             6,336,285,761   96.47   232,008,192   3.53          3,901,096 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 18 
  That subject to the passing of Resolution 17, the 
  directors 
  have power to allot equity securities (within the 
  meaning of 
  Section 561(1) of the 2006 Act) entirely paid for in 
  cash.                                                  6,485,574,713   99.14    56,343,034   0.86         30,277,926 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 19 
  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.          6,476,117,711   98.64    89,587,467   1.36          6,504,976 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 20 
  That the Company may call a general meeting (but not 
  an AGM) 
  on at least 14 clear days' notice.                     6,129,442,528   93.70   411,956,174   6.30         30,738,441 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 Resolution 21 
  That British Telecommunications plc, a wholly-owned 
  subsidiary 
  of the Company, be authorised to make political 
  donations to 
  political organisations.                               6,407,739,203   98.03   128,640,204   1.97         35,819,192 
                                                        --------------  ------  ------------  -----  ----------------- 
 

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

The total number of shares in issue as at 6.30pm on 8 July 2019, excluding shares held in treasury was 9,882,134,738. 66.51% of the voting capital was instructed.

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