HSBC Holdings plc Poll results of 2017 Annual General Meeting 28 April 2017
  1. Poll Results

    HSBC Holdings plc (the Company) announces that at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held today, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of AGM were passed on a poll.

    Resolutions 1 to 7, 10 and 12 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 8, 9,

    11, 13 and 14 were passed as special resolutions.

    The following table shows the votes cast on each resolution:

    Resolution

    Total Votes For

    (%)*

    Total Votes Against

    (%)*

    Votes Total

    (% of Issued Share Capital)*

    Votes withheld

    1. To receive the Annual Report & Accounts 2016

    9,112,253,294

    112,803,853

    9,225,057,147

    26,963,689

    (98.78)

    (1.22)

    (46.01)

    2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

    8,885,701,458

    324,969,999

    9,210,671,457

    30,526,965

    (96.47)

    (3.53)

    (45.94)

    3. (a) To elect David Nish as a Director

    9,130,724,581

    37,947,647

    9,168,672,228

    72,351,624

    (99.59)

    (0.41)

    (45.73)

    (b) To elect Jackson Tai as a Director

    9,077,515,717

    91,203,096

    9,168,718,813

    72,413,505

    (99.01)

    (0.99)

    (45.73)

    (c) To re-elect Phillip Ameen as a Director

    9,120,475,715

    19,816,107

    9,140,291,822

    100,815,917

    (99.78)

    (0.22)

    (45.59)

    (d) To re-elect Kathleen Casey as a Director

    9,205,277,654

    7,865,480

    9,213,143,134

    27,883,965

    (99.91)

    (0.09)

    (45.95)

    (e) To re-elect Laura Cha as a Director

    9,163,088,224

    50,347,933

    9,213,436,157

    27,789,207

    (99.45)

    (0.55)

    (45.95)

    (f) To re-elect Henri de Castries as a Director

    9,204,574,892

    8,587,069

    9,213,161,961

    27,942,094

    (99.91)

    (0.09)

    (45.95)

    (g) To re-elect Lord Evans of Weardale as a Director

    9,204,573,746

    8,686,957

    9,213,260,703

    27,878,838

    (99.91)

    (0.09)

    (45.95)

    (h) To re-elect Joachim Faber as a Director

    9,190,022,726

    23,135,915

    9,213,158,641

    27,972,753

    (99.75)

    (0.25)

    (45.95)

    (i) To re-elect Douglas Flint as a Director

    9,003,086,762

    130,673,807

    9,133,760,569

    107,377,048

    (98.57)

    (1.43)

    (45.56)

    (j) To re-elect Stuart Gulliver as a Director

    9,203,875,650

    9,838,740

    9,213,714,390

    27,422,337

    (99.89)

    (0.11)

    (45.96)

    (k) To re-elect Irene Lee as a Director

    6,533,590,551

    2,637,060,232

    9,170,650,783

    70,372,421

    (71.24)

    (28.76)

    (45.74)

    (l) To re-elect John Lipsky as a Director

    9,196,645,715

    16,636,405

    9,213,282,120

    27,829,182

    (99.82)

    (0.18)

    (45.95)

    (m) To re-elect Iain Mackay as a Director

    9,174,628,322

    38,914,390

    9,213,542,712

    27,625,393

    (99.58)

    (0.42)

    (45.95)

    (n) To re-elect Heidi Miller as a Director

    9,195,287,713

    17,969,746

    9,213,257,459

    27,900,752

    (99.80)

    (0.20)

    (45.95)

    (o) To re-elect Marc Moses as a Director

    9,194,125,890

    19,305,790

    9,213,431,680

    27,708,164

    (99.79)

    (0.21)

    (45.95)

    (p) To re-elect Jonathan Symonds as a Director

    9,181,748,472

    26,504,127

    9,208,252,599

    27,958,495

    (99.71)

    (0.29)

    (45.93)

    (q) To re-elect Pauline van der Meer Mohr as a Director

    9,149,849,861

    63,451,020

    9,213,300,881

    27,871,958

    (99.31)

    (0.69)

    (45.95)

    4. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company

    9,063,275,014

    35,596,304

    9,098,871,318

    142,279,248

    (99.61)

    (0.39)

    (45.38)

    5. To authorise the Group Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor

    9,171,221,282

    10,472,916

    9,181,694,198

    59,519,908

    (99.89)

    (0.11)

    (45.80)

    6. To authorise the Company to make political donations

    8,915,355,451

    223,520,928

    9,138,876,379

    102,247,653

    (97.55)

    (2.45)

    (45.58)

    7. To authorise the Directors to allot shares

    8,614,693,250

    589,568,603

    9,204,261,853

    36,894,890

    (93.59)

    (6.41)

    (45.91)

    8. To disapply pre- emption rights

    9,097,748,504

    112,034,311

    9,209,782,815

    31,397,258

    (98.78)

    (1.22)

    (45.94)

    9. To further disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions

    8,581,720,293

    603,566,008

    9,185,286,301

    55,880,672

    (93.43)

    (6.57)

    (45.81)

    10. To authorise the Directors to allot any

    8,821,830,110

    388,772,422

    9,210,602,532

    30,588,210

    repurchased shares

    (95.78)

    (4.22)

    (45.94)

    11. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares

    9,055,162,456

    156,839,358

    9,212,001,814

    29,207,614

    (98.30)

    (1.70)

    (45.95)

    12. To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities in relation to Contingent Convertible Securities

    9,025,167,009

    178,205,570

    9,203,372,579

    37,793,140

    (98.06)

    (1.94)

    (45.90)

    13. To disapply pre- emption rights in relation to the issue of Contingent Convertible Securities

    8,932,179,678

    269,727,331

    9,201,907,009

    39,272,829

    (97.07)

    (2.93)

    (45.90)

    14. To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) being called on 14 clear days' notice

    8,376,507,896

    835,712,864

    9,212,220,760

    29,008,214

    (90.93)

    (9.07)

    (45.95)

    *based on total issued share capital (excluding 325,273,407 ordinary shares held in treasury) as at 12.01am (London time) on Thursday 27 April 2017.

  2. Re-election of Irene Lee

    The Board notes that 2,637,060,232 shares (representing 28.76% of votes validly cast) were voted against the re-election of Irene Lee (resolution 3(k)). The Board seeks to ensure that each Director is able to make the necessary commitment to the delivery of their role. The Board is satisfied that all Directors have sufficient capacity to meet their commitments to HSBC. We will continue to engage with shareholders on this matter.

  3. Board changes

Rachel Lomax and Sam Laidlaw retired from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM and resigned their chairmanships of the Nomination Committee, Group Remuneration Committee and Conduct & Values Committee. For the purposes of section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006, they will each receive their fee entitlement for the month of April 2017 and are not entitled to any payments for loss of office. There are no matters relating to their retirement that need to be brought to the attention of HSBC shareholders.

Resolution 3(r) for the re-election of Paul Walsh was withdrawn following his

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