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RNS Number : 3147L
HSBC Holdings PLC
24 April 2015
HSBC Holdings plc
Poll results of 2015 Annual General Meeting
24 April 2015
HSBC Holdings plc (the "Company") announces that at its Annual
General Meeting ("AGM") held on 24 April 2015, all resolutions as
set out in the Notice of AGM were passed on a poll.
Resolutions 1 to 6, 8 to 10 and 12 were passed as ordinary
resolutions and resolutions 7, 11 and 13 were passed as special
resolutions.
The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:
Resolution Total Votes Total Votes Votes Total Votes Withheld
For Against (% of Issued
(%) (%) Share Capital)
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1. To receive the Annual Report
and Accounts 2014 9,340,160,307 113,682,546 9,453,842,853 41,294,402
(98.80) (1.20) (49.04)
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2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration
Report 6,720,428,674 2,088,530,798 8,808,959,472 677,821,869
(76.29) (23.71) (45.70)
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3. (a) To elect Phillip Ameen as
a Director 9,459,023,817 9,012,480 9,468,036,297 32,680,294
(99.90) (0.10) (49.12)
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(b) To elect Heidi Miller as a
Director 9,443,905,977 23,496,531 9,467,402,508 32,543,484
(99.75) (0.25) (49.11)
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(c) To re-elect Kathleen Casey
as a Director 9,458,891,803 8,547,866 9,467,439,669 32,438,260
(99.91) (0.09) (49.11)
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(d) To re-elect Safra Catz as
a Director 9,455,583,709 11,671,079 9,467,254,788 32,567,538
(99.88) (0.12) (49.11)
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(e) To re-elect Laura Cha as a
Director 9,303,056,308 84,065,631 9,387,121,939 111,291,419
(99.10) (0.90) (48.70)
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(f) To re-elect Lord Evans of
Weardale as a Director 9,455,524,737 11,874,993 9,467,399,730 32,622,299
(99.87) (0.13) (49.11)
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(g) To re-elect Joachim Faber
as a Director 9,452,953,492 14,364,873 9,467,318,365 32,561,965
(99.85) (0.15) (49.11)
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(h) To re-elect Rona Fairhead
as a Director 9,144,120,186 322,607,648 9,466,727,834 33,199,339
(96.59) (3.41) (49.11)
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(i) To re-elect Douglas Flint
as a Director 9,067,875,368 387,864,445 9,455,739,813 36,832,078
(95.90) (4.10) (49.05)
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(j) To re-elect Stuart Gulliver
as a Director 9,438,909,453 29,360,384 9,468,269,837 31,483,615
(99.69) (0.31) (49.12)
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(k) To re-elect Sam Laidlaw as
a Director 8,317,803,050 1,149,583,204 9,467,386,254 32,573,081
(87.86) (12.14) (49.11)
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(l) To re-elect John Lipsky as
a Director 8,335,050,210 1,132,173,688 9,467,223,898 32,614,861
(88.04) (11.96) (49.11)
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(m) To re-elect Rachel Lomax as
a Director 9,458,328,102 9,132,745 9,467,460,847 32,443,782
(99.90) (0.10) (49.11)
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(n) To re-elect Iain Mackay as
a Director 9,436,045,734 31,438,641 9,467,484,375 32,469,588
(99.67) (0.33) (49.11)
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(o) To re-elect Marc Moses as
a Director 9,442,355,344 25,127,084 9,467,482,428 32,464,337
(99.73) (0.27) (49.11)
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(p) To re-elect Sir Simon Robertson
as a Director 8,191,676,916 1,209,918,157 9,401,595,073 97,700,820
(87.13) (12.87) (48.77)
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(q) To re-elect Jonathan Symonds
as a Director 9,451,337,959 16,111,584 9,467,449,543 32,484,172
(99.83) (0.17) (49.11)
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4. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as auditor of the Company 9,443,723,129 25,734,330 9,469,457,459 30,213,375
(99.73) (0.27) (49.12)
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5. To authorise the Group Audit
Committee to determine the remuneration
of the auditor 9,454,699,721 14,212,868 9,468,912,589 30,815,356
(99.85) (0.15) (49.12)
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6. To authorise the Directors to
allot shares 8,747,667,960 713,487,303 9,461,155,263 38,420,820
(92.46) (7.54) (49.08)
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7. To disapply pre-emption rights 8,729,514,669 726,423,494 9,455,938,163 43,771,078
(92.32) (7.68) (49.05)
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8. To authorise the Directors to
allot any repurchased shares 9,154,217,028 308,482,870 9,462,699,898 34,698,581
(96.74) (3.26) (49.09)
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9. To authorise the Company to
purchase its own ordinary shares 9,348,078,869 47,795,315 9,395,874,184 102,258,468
(99.49) (0.51) (48.74)
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10. To authorise the Directors
to allot equity securities in relation
to Contingent Convertible Securities 9,149,392,011 302,391,205 9,451,783,216 45,584,992
(96.80) (3.20) (49.03)
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11. To disapply pre-emption rights
in relation to the issue of Contingent
Convertible Securities 8,570,088,097 879,490,094 9,449,578,191 45,737,225
(90.69) (9.31) (49.02)
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12. To extend the final date on
which options may be granted under
UK Sharesave 9,373,459,127 92,544,476 9,466,003,603 33,019,920
(99.02) (0.98) (49.11)
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13. To approve general meetings
(other than annual general meetings)
being called on a minimum of 14
clear days' notice 8,386,696,695 1,080,639,157 9,467,335,852 31,742,417
(88.59) (11.41) (49.11)
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As at 12.01am (London time) on Thursday 23 April 2015, the total
number of ordinary shares of US$0.50 each eligible to be voted at
the AGM was 19,276,984,434. There was no share entitling the holder
to attend and abstain from voting in favour of any of the
resolution as set out in Rule 13.40 of the Hong Kong Listing Rules.
No shareholder was required under the Hong Kong Listing Rules to
abstain from voting. A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and has
not been counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes
'for' and 'against' a resolution.
The Board of Directors notes that resolution 2 relating to the
approval of the 2014 Directors' Remuneration Report, received a
vote of 76.29% in favour. As set out in the Directors' Remuneration
Report, further significant regulatory changes to executive
remuneration are expected from the UK's Prudential Regulatory
Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority, as well as from the
European Banking Authority during 2015. Once these changes are
finalised, the Group Remuneration Committee will consider their
effect on the current remuneration policy and will consult with
shareholders to understand the reasons behind today's vote result
and on any changes to be made to our remuneration policy for
2016.
Computershare Investor Services PLC acted as scrutineer of the
poll on all resolutions.
Copies of the special business resolutions passed at the AGM
have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly
be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's National
Storage Mechanism which is located at
http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
From the conclusion of the AGM, the following changes became
effective:
Sir Simon Robertson stepped down as Senior Independent Director
but will continue as Deputy Chairman. Sir Simon will also step down
as chairman of the Group Remuneration Committee, chairman of the
Nomination Committee and as a member of the Financial System
Vulnerabilities Committee.
Rachel Lomax will become Senior Independent Director. She will
also become a member of the Nomination Committee.
Sam Laidlaw will become chairman of the Group Remuneration
Committee and chairman of the Nomination Committee.
As at the date of this announcement, the following are Directors
of the Company: Douglas Flint, Stuart Gulliver, Phillip Ameen ,
Kathleen Casey , Safra Catz , Laura Cha , Lord Evans of Weardale ,
Joachim Faber , Rona Fairhead , Sam Laidlaw , John Lipsky , Rachel
Lomax , Iain Mackay, Heidi Miller , Marc Moses, Sir Simon Robertson
and Jonathan Symonds .
Independent non-executive Director
For and on behalf of
HSBC Holdings plc
Ben J S Mathews
Group Company Secretary
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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