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BG Group held its seventh Annual General Meeting today at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. A poll was held on each Resolution.
All Resolutions were passed.
1. POLL RESULTS
The numbers of proxy votes for and against each of the Resolutions put before the Meeting and the numbers of votes withheld were as follows:
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Resolution |
For
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Against
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Total |
Withheld |
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Number |
% of shares voted |
Number |
% of shares voted |
Number |
% of shares voted |
Number |
% of issued share capital |
| 1 |
Annual Report and Accounts |
2,336,403,698 |
99.64 |
8,372,952 |
0.36 |
2,344,776,650 |
100.00 |
58,342,382 |
1.66 |
| 2 |
Remuneration Report |
2,261,345,336 |
99.12 |
20,049,107 |
0.88 |
2,281,394,443 |
100.00 |
121,724,589 |
3.46 |
| 3 |
Declaration of dividend |
2,399,675,761 |
99.87 |
3,166,164 |
0.13 |
2,402,841,925 |
100.00 |
277,107 |
0.01 |
| 4 |
Election of Jürgen Dormann |
2,394,905,629 |
99.80 |
4,862,045 |
0.20 |
2,399,767,674 |
100.00 |
3,351,358 |
0.10 |
| 5 |
Re-election of Sir Robert Wilson |
2,387,206,389 |
99.44 |
13,384,400 |
0.56 |
2,400,590,789 |
100.00 |
2,528,243 |
0.07 |
| 6 |
Re-election of Frank Chapman |
2,400,376,845 |
99.92 |
1,904,331 |
0.08 |
2,402,281,176 |
100.00 |
837,856 |
0.02 |
| 7 |
Re-election of Ashley Almanza |
2,399,959,603 |
99.91 |
2,175,109 |
0.09 |
2,402,134,712 |
100.00 |
984,320 |
0.03 |
| 8 |
Re-election of Sir John Coles |
2,397,855,019 |
99.82 |
4,233,436 |
0.18 |
2,402,088,455 |
100.00 |
1,030,577 |
0.03 |
| 9 |
Re-appointment of Auditors |
2,395,891,501 |
99.83 |
4,043,393 |
0.17 |
2,399,934,894 |
100.00 |
3,184,138 |
0.09 |
| 10 |
Remuneration of Auditors |
2,395,521,603 |
99.83 |
4,084,117 |
0.17 |
2,399,605,720 |
100.00 |
3,513,312 |
0.10 |
| 11 |
Authority to make political donations |
2,302,881,129 |
96.12 |
92,954,038 |
3.88 |
2,395,835,167 |
100.00 |
7,283,865 |
0.21 |
| 12 |
Authority to allot relevant securities |
2,377,123,886 |
98.97 |
24,662,815 |
1.03 |
2,401,786,701 |
100.00 |
1,332,331 |
0.04 |
| 13 |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
2,380,860,793 |
99.19 |
19,365,898 |
0.81 |
2,400,226,691 |
100.00 |
2,892,341 |
0.08 |
| 14 |
Renewal of authority to purchase own ordinary shares |
2,389,231,369 |
99.48 |
12,594,237 |
0.52 |
2,401,825,606 |
100.00 |
1,293,426 |
0.04 |
Issued share capital at 28 April 2006 – 3,522,721,340 Ordinary Shares of 10p each (excluding 29,055,906 shares held in Treasury).
2. RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TO UK LISTING AUTHORITY
BG Group plc has today submitted to the UK Listing Authority prints of Resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting on 28 April 2006 concerning items other than ordinary business.
These documents will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority’s Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:-
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
Enquiries:
Jonathan Miller
Head of Communications
+ 44 (0) 118 929 3188
Out of hours media assistance:
+ 44 (0)7917 185 707
Chris Lloyd
Head of Investor Relations
+ 44 (0) 118 929 3018
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