20 May 2010 07:00
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
Resolutions Passed at the Annual General Court
All of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Court of the Bank held on 19 May 2010 were duly passed.
The Results of the voting on each resolution are as follows:
Resolution 1
To receive the report and accounts
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES WITHHELD | VOTES TOTAL |
| 1 | 464,587,793 | 99.9 | 458,090 | 0.10 | 44,194,773 | 465,045,883 |
Resolution 2
To receive and consider the Report on Directors' Remuneration
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES WITHHELD | VOTES TOTAL |
| 2 | 507,128,309 | 99.73 | 1,372,158 | 0.27 | 678,068 | 508,500,467 |
Resolution 3
(i) To elect Pat Molloy as a Director
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES WITHHELD | VOTES TOTAL |
| 3(i) | 657,018,852 | 99.23 | 5,097,422 | 0.77 | 635,968 | 662,116,274 |
(ii) To re-elect the following Directors, by separate resolutions
(a) Dennis Holt
(b) Richie Boucher
(c) Des Crowley
(d) Denis Donovan
(e) Paul Haran
(f) Rose Hynes
(g) Jerome Kennedy
(h) Heather Ann McSharry
(i) John O'Donovan
(j) Patrick O'Sullivan
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES WITHHELD | VOTES TOTAL |
| (a) | 651,898,891 | 98.49 | 9,961,932 | 1.51 | 897,385 | 661,860,823 |
| (b) | 655,556,099 | 99.14 | 5,674,493 | 0.86 | 1,582,313 | 661,230,592 |
| (c) | 657,091,450 | 99.26 | 4,896,044 | 0.74 | 761,640 | 661,987,494 |
| (d) | 657,163,356 | 99.28 | 4,777,801 | 0.72 | 808,377 | 661,941,157 |
| (e) | 656,484,794 | 99.32 | 4,497,053 | 0.68 | 1,717,619 | 660,981,847 |
| (f) | 659,107,813 | 99.59 | 2,708,084 | 0.41 | 889,288 | 661,815,897 |
| (g) | 659,342,946 | 99.63 | 2,452,219 | 0.37 | 858,801 | 661,795,165 |
| (h) | 659,181,902 | 99.59 | 2,689,752 | 0.41 | 820,158 | 661,871,654 |
| (i) | 656,242,644 | 99.14 | 5,674,734 | 0.86 | 784,428 | 661,917,378 |
| (j) | 653,911,415 | 98.81 | 7,895,127 | 1.19 | 877,006 | 661,806,542 |
Resolution 4
To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES WITHHELD | VOTES TOTAL |
| 4 | 505,078,951 | 99.33 | 3,429,791 | 0.67 | 627,093 | 508,508,742 |
Resolution 5
To determine the re-issue the price range for the treasury stock
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES WITHHELD | VOTES TOTAL |
| 5 | 504,045,824 | 99.11 | 4,512,705 | 0.89 | 587,995 | 508,558,529 |
Resolution 6
To maintain the existing authority to convene an EGM by 14 days notice
| RESOLUTION | VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | VOTES WITHHELD | VOTES TOTAL |
| 6 | 493,450,478 | 97.03 | 15,082,210 | 2.97 | 628,438 | 508,532,688 |
The full text of each resolution was set out in the Governor's Letter to holders of Ordinary Stock and Notice of the Annual General Court which was posted to stockholders on 26 April 2010.
Copies of these resolutions have been forwarded to the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority at the following locations, where they can be obtained:
The Irish Stock Exchange, 28 Anglesea Street, Dublin 2 and Document Viewing Facility, The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS
20 May 2010
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Helen Nolan, Group Secretary
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