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| Date | 14 Jul 2022 |
| Time | 16:21:05 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 5529S |
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Annual General Meeting Resolutions |
For |
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Against |
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Votes withheld |
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Resolution 1 That the accounts and reports of the directors and the auditors for the year ended 31 March 2022 be received. |
6,884,918,349 |
99.96 |
3,090,764 |
0.04 |
18,627,473 |
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Resolution 2 That the Report on directors' remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2022 be received and approved. |
6,408,190,533 |
93.58 |
439,625,354 |
6.42 |
58,845,040 |
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Resolution 3 That the final dividend of 5.39 pence per share be payable on 12 September 2022 to holders of ordinary shares registered at the close of business on 5 August 2022. |
6,903,698,159 |
99.98 |
1,552,001 |
0.02 |
1,387,433 |
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Resolution 4 That Adam Crozier be elected as a director. |
6,870,405,553 |
99.54 |
31,994,754 |
0.46 |
4,248,931 |
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Resolution 5 That Philip Jansen be re-elected as a director. |
6,898,551,134 |
99.91 |
5,954,099 |
0.09 |
2,226,347 |
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Resolution 6 That Simon Lowth be re-elected as a director. |
6,886,397,247 |
99.74 |
17,729,620 |
0.26 |
2,510,407 |
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Resolution 7 That Adel Al-Saleh be re-elected as a director. |
6,499,721,607 |
94.15 |
403,635,170 |
5.85 |
3,278,503 |
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Resolution 8 That Sir Ian Cheshire be re-elected as a director. |
6,202,483,392 |
89.84 |
701,632,470 |
10.16 |
2,511,991 |
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Resolution 9 That Iain Conn be re-elected as a director. |
6,306,485,497 |
94.53 |
365,204,219 |
5.47 |
234,940,523 |
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Resolution 10 That Isabel Hudson be re-elected as a director. |
6,564,844,200 |
95.09 |
339,235,402 |
4.91 |
2,546,602 |
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Resolution 11 That Matthew Key be re-elected as a director. |
6,553,182,141 |
94.92 |
350,853,443 |
5.08 |
2,589,339 |
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Resolution 12 That Allison Kirkby be re-elected as a director. |
6,565,454,993 |
95.09 |
338,679,358 |
4.91 |
2,500,511 |
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Resolution 13 That Sara Weller be re-elected as a director. |
6,565,482,663 |
95.09 |
338,659,808 |
4.91 |
2,492,381 |
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Resolution 14 That KPMG LLP be re-appointed 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. |
6,885,608,174 |
99.73 |
18,716,105 |
0.27 |
2,235,437 |
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Resolution 15 That the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board be authorised to decide the auditors' remuneration. |
6,899,556,184 |
99.93 |
4,730,501 |
0.07 |
2,295,852 |
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Special Business |
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Resolution 16 That the directors are authorised generally and without conditions under Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 ('2006 Act') to allot relevant securities. |
4,880,980,923 |
95.35 |
238,220,255 |
4.65 |
1,787,401,193 |
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Resolution 17 That subject to the passing of Resolution 16, the directors have power to allot equity securities (within the meaning of Section 561 of the 2006 Act) entirely paid for in cash. |
6,819,953,992 |
98.81 |
82,199,972 |
1.19 |
4,399,869 |
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Resolution 18 That subject to the passing of Resolution 16, the directors have power to allot further equity securities (within the meaning of Section 561 of the 2006 Act) entirely paid for in cash. |
6,766,054,033 |
98.01 |
137,445,641 |
1.99 |
3,050,763 |
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Resolution 19 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. |
6,881,778,233 |
99.68 |
22,400,610 |
0.32 |
2,405,619 |
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Resolution 20 That BT Group plc may call a general meeting (but not an AGM) on at least 14 clear days' notice. |
6,652,979,608 |
96.36 |
251,629,194 |
3.64 |
1,955,283 |
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Resolution 21 That British Telecommunications plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc, be authorised to make political donations to political organisations. |
6,834,991,613 |
98.99 |
70,001,397 |
1.01 |
1,608,818 |
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 https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
The total number of shares in issue as at 6.30pm on 12 July 2022, excluding shares held in treasury was 9,928,556,204. 69.56% of the voting capital was instructed.