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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.
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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.
- 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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