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Result of AGM, HSBC Holdings plc
Annual General Meeting 25 May 2007
At the Annual General Meeting of HSBC Holdings plc held on 25 May 2007, all resolutions were passed on a poll.
The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:
|
Resolution |
Total Votes For* (%) |
Total Votes Against (%) |
Votes Withheld€
|
|
1. To receive the Report and Accounts for 2006 |
3,864,479,235 (99.77) |
8,919,383 (0.23) |
9,697,178
|
|
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for 2006 |
3,689,326,342 (97.42) |
97,555,034 (2.58) |
96,172,523 |
|
3. (a) To re-elect The Lord Butler a Director |
3,821,854,383 (98.59) |
54,773,594 (1.41) |
6,390,274 |
|
(b) To re-elect The Baroness Dunn a Director |
3,811,429,682 (98.32) |
65,186,829 (1.68) |
6,411,316 |
|
(c) To re-elect R A Fairhead a Director |
3,868,782,235 (99.75) |
9,708,695 (0.25) |
4,535,972 |
|
(d) To re-elect W K L Fung a Director |
3,816,457,837 (98.45) |
59,990,498 (1.55) |
6,580,256 |
|
(e) To re-elect Sir Brian Moffat a Director |
3,816,081,722 (98.44) |
60,292,153 (1.56) |
6,650,750 |
|
(f) To re-elect G Morgan a Director |
3,834,697,821 (98.91) |
42,204,988 (1.09) |
6,079,276 |
|
4. To reappoint the Auditor at remuneration to be determined by the Group Audit Committee |
3,839,835,491 (99.73) |
10,313,830 (0.27) |
32,872,395 |
|
5. To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
3,849,690,002 (99.33) |
26,121,717 (0.67) |
7,134,352 |
|
6. To disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution) |
3,846,012,397 (99.30) |
26,934,800 (0.70) |
10,064,563 |
|
7. To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares |
3,870,162,901 (99.72) |
10,921,090 (0.28) |
1,871,381 |
|
8. To authorise the Directors to offer a scrip dividend alternative |
3,870,471,683 (99.82) |
6,786,564 (0.18) |
5,753,519 |
|
9. To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure |
3,753,329,722 (97.69) |
88,666,544 (2.31) |
41,001,817 |
|
10. To authorise HSBC Bank plc to make political donations and incur political expenditure |
3,752,489,533 (97.67) |
89,386,605 (2.33) |
41,095,387 |
|
11. To authorise electronic communications with shareholders in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 |
3,872,910,676 (99.85) |
5,680,069 (0.15) |
4,378,887 |
|
12. To alter the Articles of Association (Special Resolution) |
3,868,543,551 (99.82) |
7,036,072 (0.18) |
7,398,915 |