6-K 1 abbey6k_0423.htm

FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

        Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April 2004

 
ABBEY NATIONAL plc
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Abbey National House, 2 Triton SquareLondon
NW1 3AN, England   
 (Address of principal executive offices)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F . . . .X. . . . Form 40-F . . . . . . . .

        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. . . .

ABBEY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AT THE BARBICAN, LONDON
ON 22 APRIL 2004

RESULTS OF THE POLLS

 

Summary of the resolution  For the resolution  Against the  Result 
resolution 
1  To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the
year ended 31 December 2003 and the auditors'
report on the accounts 		585,342,321  1,740,409  Passed 
2  To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report  505,410,454  54,751,126  Passed 
3  To declare a Final Dividend of 16.67 pence for
each ordinary share		 589,141,402  776,608  Passed 
4a  To elect Priscilla Vacassin as a director  579,945,127  5,258,559  Passed 
4b  To elect Angus Porter as a director  580,190,344  5,012,949  Passed 
4c  To elect Tony Wyatt as a director  580,240,838  4,965,995  Passed 
4d  To elect Gerry Murphy as a director  582,174,193  5,131,154  Passed 
4e  To elect Geoffrey Cooper as a director  582,596,672  4,703,440  Passed 
5a  To re - elect Yasmin Jetha as a director  581,376,479  5,932,977  Passed 
5b  To re - elect Mark Pain as a director  581,674,814  5,631,227  Passed 
5c  To re - elect Leon Allen as a director  577,518,524  6,952,946  Passed 
6  To re - appoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as our auditors   539,922,498  7,562,544  Passed 
7  To authorise the directors to set the fees we pay to the auditors  576,379,224  8,839,476  Passed 
8  To authorise the company and its subsidiary 
Abbey National Charitable Trust Limited
to make donations to European Union (EU)
political organisationsand incur EU political
expenditure within specified limits    		541,306,861  25,369,721  Passed 
9  To renew the directors' authority to allot shares  580,352,584  6,411,006  Passed 
10  To approve the Abbey Performance Share Plan  523,400,817  47,616,593  Passed 
11  To renew the authority for the company to buy
back its own ordinary shares   		584,279,750  2,860,821  Passed 
12a  To renew the authority for the company to buy
 back its own 8 5/8% sterling preference shares  		584,651,438  2,665,860  Passed 
12b  To renew the authority for the company to buy back
its own 10 3/8% sterling preference shares  		584,616,447  2,698,160  Passed 
12c  To renew the authority for the company to buy
back its own Series B dollar preference shares   		584,668,945  2,647,311  Passed 
13  To renew the directors' authority to allot equity
securities for cash 		 581,574,245  5,585,074  Passed 

 

 

Notes:

1. Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting dated 25 February 2004.

2. Resolutions 1 to 10 were Ordinary Resolutions. To be passed these required more than 50% of shareholders’ votes to be for the resolutions.

3. Resolutions 11 to 13 were Special Resolutions. To be passed these required at least 75% of shareholders’ votes to be for the resolutions.

4. Copies of all the resolutions passed have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority’s Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

 

  Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

 

  Karen M Fortunato
Company Secretary
Abbey National plc
23 April 2004

 

Results compiled by
Electoral Reform Services Ltd
Independence House
33 Clarendon Road
London N8 ONW
Owen Thomas, Executive Director

 

 

 

 

Abbey National plc. Registered Office: Abbey National House, 2 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London NW1 3AN. Registered Number: 2294747. Registered in England. 'Abbey' is a registered trademark of Abbey National plc.

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    ABBEY NATIONAL plc
Date: 23 April 2004
By
/s/ Shaun Coles         
    Shaun Coles Abbey Secretariat