Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
Results of Annual General Meeting and General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc was held at 11.00am and the General Meeting was held at 12:00pm at Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG on Thursday 7 May 2020.
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Annual General Meeting
The poll results on all 23 resolutions at the Annual General Meeting were as follows:
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Ordinary Resolutions |
For |
Against |
Total Votes (Excluding Votes Withheld) |
Votes Withheld |
%For |
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Resolution 1 |
Company's accounts and the reports of the Directors and the auditor |
1,405,519,329 |
6,974,821 |
1,412,494,150 |
22,036,554 |
99.51 |
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Resolution 2 |
Directors' remuneration policy |
1,380,264,437 |
46,667,350 |
1,426,931,787 |
7,597,751 |
96.73 |
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Resolution 3 |
Directors remuneration report |
1,424,182,299 |
9,155,974 |
1,433,338,273 |
1,192,855 |
99.36 |
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Resolution 4 |
Re-elect Sir Ian Davis |
1,432,536,761 |
1,710,671 |
1,434,247,432 |
286,063 |
99.88 |
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Resolution 5 |
Re-elect Warren East CBE |
1,432,654,045 |
1,356,196 |
1,434,010,241 |
524,873 |
99.91 |
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Resolution 6 |
Re-elect Stephen Daintith |
1,428,155,447 |
5,656,491 |
1,433,811,938 |
723,111 |
99.61 |
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Resolution 7 |
Re-elect Lewis Booth CBE |
1,424,588,000 |
9,511,389 |
1,434,099,389 |
435,334 |
99.34 |
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Resolution 8 |
Re-elect Sir Frank Chapman |
1,431,636,782 |
1,747,251 |
1,433,384,033 |
1,150,582 |
99.88 |
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Resolution 9 |
Elect George Culmer |
1,432,260,046 |
1,753,298 |
1,434,013,344 |
521,626 |
99.88 |
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Resolution 10 |
Re-elect Irene Dorner |
1,432,318,616 |
1,771,937 |
1,434,090,553 |
443,218 |
99.88 |
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Resolution 11 |
Re-elect Beverly Goulet |
1,432,614,701 |
1,499,220 |
1,434,113,921 |
421,232 |
99.90 |
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Resolution 12 |
Re-elect Lee Hsien Yang |
1,432,681,825 |
1,416,002 |
1,434,097,827 |
437,261 |
99.90 |
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Resolution 13 |
Re-elect Nick Luff |
1,432,619,734 |
1,483,139 |
1,434,102,873 |
430,503 |
99.90 |
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Resolution 14 |
Re-elect Sir Kevin Smith CBE |
1,432,669,901 |
1,469,396 |
1,434,139,297 |
395,344 |
99.90 |
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Resolution 15 |
Re-elect Jasmin Staiblin |
1,424,868,581 |
8,934,899 |
1,433,803,480 |
731,296 |
99.38 |
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Resolution 16 |
Elect Dame Angela Strank |
1,395,059,204 |
38,761,818 |
1,433,821,022 |
714,107 |
97.30 |
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Resolution 17 |
Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) |
1,433,692,606 |
455,690 |
1,434,148,296 |
379,141 |
99.97 |
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Resolution 18 |
Auditor's remuneration |
1,433,835,498 |
288,782 |
1,434,124,280 |
410,074 |
99.98 |
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Resolution 19 |
Payment to shareholders |
1,427,541,101 |
2,187,931 |
1,429,729,032 |
4,801,600 |
99.85 |
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Resolution 20 |
Political Donations |
1,410,876,425 |
20,171,173 |
1,431,047,598 |
3,470,604 |
98.59 |
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Resolution 21 |
Authorise Directors to allot shares |
1,255,626,903 |
178,218,105 |
1,433,845,008 |
689,183 |
87.57 |
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Special Resolutions |
For |
Against |
Total Votes (Excluding Votes Withheld) |
Votes Withheld |
%For |
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Resolution 22 |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
1,417,169,624 |
16,527,776 |
1,433,697,400 |
833,091 |
98.85 |
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Resolution 23 |
Authority to purchase own shares |
1,420,854,779 |
9,403,938 |
1,430,258,717 |
4,276,483 |
99.34 |
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General Meeting
The poll result on the resolution at the General Meeting was as follows:
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Special Resolution |
For |
Against |
Total Votes (Excluding Votes Withheld) |
Votes Withheld |
%For |
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Resolution 1 |
Change to the Company's borrowing powers |
1,424,204,147 |
7,166,610 |
1,431,370,757 |
236,403 |
99.50 |
The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 7 May 2020 was 1,930,995,313.
A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' or 'Against' a resolution.
%For excludes votes withheld
% of Issued Share Capital Voted Annual General Meeting 74.28%
% of Issued Share Capital Voted General Meeting 74.13%
Enquiries:
Nicola Carroll FCG, Corporate Governance Director
Governanceteam@rolls-royce.com
LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69
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