A Poll was held on each resolution. All resolutions were carried.
Resolution 1 : Adoption of Annual Report & Accounts
| Votes for |
2,987,998,808 |
99.73% |
| Votes against |
8,177,525 |
0.27% |
| Votes withheld |
4,669,221 |
|
|
Resolution 2 : Approval of Remuneration Report
| Votes for |
2,636,559,071 |
92.05% |
| Votes against |
227,650,613 |
7.95% |
| Votes withheld |
136,538,986 |
|
|
Resolution 3 : Election of Dr.Josef Ackermann as a Director of the Company
| Votes for |
2,984,842,635 |
99.58% |
| Votes against |
12,590,793 |
0.42% |
| Votes withheld |
3,300,586 |
|
|
Resolution 4 : Re-election of Sir Peter Job as a Director of the Company
| Votes for |
2,964,488,419 |
98.90% |
| Votes against |
32,982,282 |
1.10% |
| Votes withheld |
3,264,807 |
|
|
Resolution 5 : Re-election of Lawrence Ricciardi as a Director of the Company
| Votes for |
2,843,257,181 |
94.86% |
| Votes against |
154,177,642 |
5.14% |
| Votes withheld |
3,290,762 |
|
|
Resolution 6 : Re-election of Peter Voser as a Director of the Company
| Votes for |
2,981,552,509 |
99.47% |
| Votes against |
15,916,815 |
0.53% |
| Votes withheld |
3,247,022 |
|
|
Resolution 7 : Re-appointment of Auditors
| Votes for |
2,847,879,535 |
95.07% |
| Votes against |
147,577,952 |
4.93% |
| Votes withheld |
5,255,517 |
|
|
Resolution 8 : Remuneration of Auditors
| Votes for |
2,845,569,780 |
94.94% |
| Votes against |
151,509,277 |
5.06% |
| Votes withheld |
3,634,482 |
|
|
Resolution 9 : Authority to allot shares
| Votes for |
2,959,407,402 |
98.80% |
| Votes against |
36,075,027 |
1.20% |
| Votes withheld |
5,205,388 |
|
|
Resolution 10: Disapplication of pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)
| Votes for |
2,972,118,280 |
99.26% |
| Votes against |
22,086,110 |
0.74% |
| Votes withheld |
6,498,968 |
|
|
Resolution 11: Authority to purchase own shares (Special Resolution)
| Votes for |
2,985,691,195 |
99.65% |
| Votes against |
10,579,594 |
0.35% |
| Votes withheld |
3,958,993 |
|
|
Resolution 12: Authority for certain donations and expenditure
| Votes for |
2,868,921,198 |
96.80% |
| Votes against |
94,759,380 |
3.20% |
| Votes withheld |
36,501,326 |
|
|
Resolution 13: Amendments to Long-term Incentive Plan
| Votes for |
2,647,332,289 |
89.05% |
| Votes against |
325,363,986 |
10.95% |
| Votes withheld |
27,802,464 |
|
|
Resolution 14: Amendments to Restricted Share Plan
| Votes for |
1,517,884,288 |
68.24% |
| Votes against |
706,398,270 |
31.76% |
| Votes withheld |
776,213,431 |
|
|
Resolution 15: Adoption of new Articles of Association (Special Resolution)
| Votes for |
2,894,845,326 |
98.41% |
| Votes against |
46,871,330 |
1.59% |
| Votes withheld |
58,771,001 |
|
|
Please note that a ‘vote withheld’ is not a vote under English Law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes ‘for’ and ‘against’ a resolution.
The following text is based on speeches delivered by Jorma Ollila and Jeroen van der Veer at the Annual General Meeting of Royal Dutch Shell plc in The Hague and London on 20 May, 2008.