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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
 
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For April 25, 2019
Commission File Number: 001-10306
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
 
RBS, Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
   Form 20-F X Form 40-F ___
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_________
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):_________
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
Yes ___ No X
 
 
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
 
 
 
 
The following information was issued as Company announcements in London, England and is furnished pursuant to General Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc - Result of Annual General Meeting
 
25 April 2019
 
Following the Annual General Meeting held today, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows. Resolutions 20, 21, 23, 24, 26 and 27 were passed as special resolutions. The Board welcomes the overwhelming vote by shareholders on Resolution 28 to reject the resolution requisitioned to create a Shareholder Committee.  We will continue to actively engage with our shareholders, stakeholders and representative bodies, to ensure that we are aware of their views.
 
 
 
For
% of votes cast
Against
% of votes cast
Total votes cast as % of Voting   Share Capital
Withheld *
Resolution 1
 
To receive the 2018 Report and Accounts
 
 
44,302,251,816
100.00
946,196
0.00
91.60
9,443,332
Resolution 2
 
To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration in the Directors' Remuneration Report
 
 
43,761,530,456
99.23
338,658,320
0.77
91.18
212,446,568
Resolution 3
 
To declare a final dividend of 3.5 pence per ordinary share
 
 
44,306,536,572
99.99
4,488,696
0.01
91.61
1,613,904
Resolution 4
 
To declare a special dividend of 7.5 pence per ordinary share
 
44,301,659,792
99.99
5,491,276
0.01
91.60
5,490,212
Resolution 5
 
To re-elect Howard Davies as a Director
 
44,111,455,668
99.55
197,814,468
0.45
91.61
3,371,760
Resolution 6
 
To re-elect Ross McEwan as a Director
 
44,294,280,976
99.96
15,648,632
0.04
91.61
2,703,116
Resolution 7
 
To elect Katie Murray as a Director
 
 
44,258,634,156
99.89
49,543,416
0.11
91.61
4,435,972
Resolution 8
 
To re-elect Frank Dangeard as a Director
 
 
44,287,744,412
99.96
19,899,728
0.04
91.61
5,004,116
Approval of Frank Dangeard's re-election by independent shareholders only
 
 
14,249,810,336
99.86
19,899,728
0.14
77.85
5,004,116
Resolution 9
 
To re-elect Alison Davis as a Director
 
 
44,292,837,532
99.97
15,274,624
0.03
91.61
4,535,576
Approval of Alison Davis' re-election by independent shareholders only
 
 
14,254,903,456
99.89
15,274,624
0.11
77.85
4,535,576
Resolution 10
 
To elect Patrick Flynn as a Director
 
 
44,292,566,708
99.97
15,164,032
0.03
91.61
4,893,184
Approval of Patrick Flynn's  election by independent shareholders only
 
 
14,254,632,632
99.89
15,164,032
0.11
77.85
4,893,184
Resolution 11
 
To re-elect Morten Friis as a Director
 
 
44,292,022,880
99.96
15,735,292
0.04
91.61
4,880,704
Approval of Morten Friis' re-election by independent shareholders only
 
 
14,254,088,804
99.89
15,735,292
0.11
77.85
4,880,704
Resolution 12
 
To re-elect Robert Gillespie as a Director
 
 
43,994,977,792
99.68
139,808,484
0.32
91.25
177,853,472
Approval of Robert Gillespie's  re-election by independent shareholders only
 
13,957,043,716
99.01
139,808,484
0.99
76.91
177,853,472
Resolution 13
 
To re-elect Baroness Noakes as a Director
 
 
44,176,231,128
99.70
132,137,332
0.30
91.61
4,215,088
Approval of Baroness Noakes' re-election by independent shareholders only
 
14,138,297,052
99.07
132,137,332
0.93
77.85
4,215,088
Resolution 14
 
To re-elect Mike Rogers as a Director
 
 
44,288,446,824
99.96
19,661,604
0.04
91.61
4,479,764
Approval of Mike Rogers' re-election by independent shareholders only
 
 
14,250,512,748
99.86
19,661,604
0.14
77.85
4,479,764
Resolution 15
 
To re-elect Mark Seligman as a Director
 
 
43,937,503,252
99.16
369,973,544
0.84
91.60
5,108,572
Approval of Mark Seligman's  re-election by independent shareholders only
 
 
13,899,569,176
97.41
369,973,544
2.59
77.85
5,108,572
Resolution 16
 
To re-elect Dr Lena Wilson  as a Director
 
 
44,292,901,576
99.97
14,577,928
0.03
91.60
5,003,100
Approval of Dr Lena Wilson's re-election by independent shareholders only
 
 
14,254,967,500
99.90
14,577,928
0.10
77.85
5,003,100
Resolution 17
 
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors
 
 
44,304,170,260
99.99
4,652,592
0.01
91.61
3,755,512
Resolution 18
 
To authorise the Group Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors
 
 
44,304,714,420
99.99
4,582,276
0.01
91.61
3,271,852
Resolution 19
 
To renew the directors' authority to allot shares
 
 
44,069,647,904
99.46
239,545,664
0.54
91.61
3,391,068
Resolution 20
 
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis
in connection with an offer or issue of equity securities
 
 
44,259,244,512
99.89
48,734,308
0.11
91.61
4,605,340
Resolution 21
 
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis
in connection with the purposes
of financing a transaction
 
 
43,835,658,616
98.93
472,456,396
1.07
91.61
4,470,880
Resolution 22
 
To renew  the directors' authority to allot ordinary shares or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into ordinary shares in relation to  Equity Convertible Notes
 
 
44,132,714,156
99.60
175,836,080
0.40
91.61
4,036,916
Resolution 23
 
To renew the  directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis  in connection with Equity Convertible Notes 
 
 
44,122,958,532
99.58
185,634,776
0.42
91.61
4,002,820
Resolution 24
 
To renew the authority to permit the holding of General Meetings at 14 clear days' notice
 
 
43,564,015,276
98.32
746,371,776
1.68
91.61
2,188,768
Resolution 25
 
To renew the authority in respect of  political donations and expenditure by the Company in terms of Section 366 of the Companies Act 2006
 
 
43,894,561,848
99.07
413,468,068
0.93
91.61
4,516,360
Resolution 26
 
To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares on a recognised investment exchange
 
44,109,448,240
99.56
194,798,976
0.44
91.60
8,332,660
Resolution 27
 
To renew the authority to make off-market purchases of ordinary shares from HM Treasury
 
14,257,539,460
99.94
8,631,592
0.06
29.50
8,457,108
Resolution 28
 
To direct the Board to establish a Shareholder Committee
 
319,793,996
0.73
43,672,774,248
99.27
90.95
319,773,960
* A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.
 
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's listing rules, copies of
resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will shortly be available for inspection
at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at:
www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
 
As at 23 April 2019 (being the latest date by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the Annual General Meeting must have been entered on the company's Register of Members) the total number of voting rights in the company was 48,368,034,468.
                   
 
Contact
 
RBS Media Centre
+44 (0)131 523 4205
 
 
Legal Entity Identifier:
2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
 
 
 
Date: 25 April 2019
 
 
 
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP plc (Registrant)
 
 
 
By: /s/ Jan Cargill
 
 
 
Name: Jan Cargill
 
Title: Deputy Secretary