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Aviva PLC

10 May 2017

10 May 2017

Aviva plc

VOTING RESULTS OF 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Aviva plc announces the results of its Annual General Meeting held today. All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and were passed.

The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:

 
       Resolution                                  For         % of      Against     % of       Votes       Withheld 
                                                               votes                 votes       cast 
                                                               cast                  cast        as % 
                                                                                               of Issued 
                                                                                                 Share 
                                                                                                Capital 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To receive and consider 
        the Company's 2016 
1.      Annual report and accounts            2,836,706,486    99.92     2,282,169    0.08        69.78%      672,489 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To approve the Directors' 
        remuneration report 
        in the Company's 2016 
2.      Annual report and accounts            2,783,050,269    97.70    65,392,949    2.30        70.01%    2,480,449 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To declare a final 
        dividend of 15.88 pence 
3.      per ordinary share                    2,848,919,030    99.94     1,704,250    0.06        70.06%      324,960 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
4.     To elect Keith Williams                2,845,124,887    99.83     4,978,032    0.17        70.05%      839,538 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To re-elect Claudia 
5.      Arney                                 2,839,627,193    99.63    10,555,270    0.37        70.05%      762,335 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
6.     To re-elect Glyn Barker                2,717,002,195    95.33   133,141,800    4.67        70.05%      802,357 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
7.     To re-elect Andy Briggs                2,834,078,621    99.43    16,103,863    0.57        70.05%      762,977 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To re-elect Patricia 
8.      Cross                                 2,801,924,263    99.28    20,284,240    0.72        69.37%   28,737,134 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To re-elect Belén 
9.      Romana García                    2,838,124,902    99.58    11,975,395    0.42        70.05%      840,154 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To re-elect Michael 
10.     Hawker AM                             2,838,416,612    99.59    11,741,281    0.41        70.05%      784,063 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To re-elect Michael 
11.     Mire                                  2,839,523,589    99.63    10,634,848    0.37        70.05%      786,468 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To re-elect Sir Adrian 
12.     Montague CBE                          2,830,876,659    99.32    19,285,053    0.68        70.05%      784,796 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
13.    To re-elect Tom Stoddard               2,824,664,014    99.10    25,519,891    0.90        70.05%      761,482 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
14.    To re-elect Mark Wilson                2,838,122,929    99.58    12,060,170    0.42        70.05%      760,060 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers 
        LLP as Auditor of the 
15.     Company                               2,772,494,781    97.96    57,743,304    2.04        69.56%   20,699,833 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Audit 
        Committee to determine 
16.     the Auditor's remuneration            2,801,869,896    99.00    28,238,366    1.00        69.56%   20,821,688 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Company 
        and its subsidiaries 
        to make political donations 
        and incur political 
17.     expenditure                           2,760,839,444    97.37    74,704,626    2.63        69.69%   15,227,071 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To approve the Rules 
        of the Aviva plc Savings 
        Related Share Option 
18.     Scheme 2017                           2,825,196,349    99.13    24,694,135    0.87        70.05%      930,471 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the directors 
        of the Company to allot 
19.     ordinary shares                       2,717,778,797    95.53   127,197,042    4.47        69.93%    5,776,101 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       Disapplication of pre-emption 
        rights on allotment 
20.     of ordinary shares*                   2,821,802,147    99.58    11,926,699    0.42        69.65%   17,186,390 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       Disapplication of pre-emption 
        rights 
        - specified capital 
21.     projects*                             2,679,674,553    94.57   153,965,401    5.43        69.65%   17,176,417 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Company 
        to purchase its own 
22.     ordinary shares*                      2,810,860,952    98.78    34,594,124    1.22        69.94%    5,463,306 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Company 
        to purchase its own 
23.     8 3/4% preference shares*             2,841,915,789    99.89     3,047,545    0.11        69.93%    5,787,032 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Company 
        to purchase its own 
24.     8 3/8% preference shares*             2,841,890,300    99.89     3,051,406    0.11        69.93%    5,807,252 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Company 
        to call general meetings 
        other than an Annual 
        General Meeting on 
        not less than 14 clear 
25.     days' notice*                         2,627,206,993    92.61   209,653,878    7.39        69.73%   14,049,149 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the directors 
        to allot ordinary shares 
        in respect of Solvency 
26.     II Instruments                        2,791,457,960    98.69    37,164,617    1.31        69.52%   22,128,957 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
       Disapplication of pre-emption 
        rights - 
27.     Solvency II Instruments*              2,784,214,191    98.44    44,190,421    1.56        69.52%   22,270,260 
---  --------------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ------------  ----------- 
 

Notes:

*Special resolution

A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

On 8 May 2017, there were 4,068,560,265 Aviva plc ordinary shares in issue. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting will also be available on the Aviva website at www.aviva.com/agm shortly.

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Aviva website at www.aviva.com/agm.

Aviva's LEI code is YF0Y5B0IB8SM0ZFG9G81

2017 Financial Calendar

Half Year Preliminary Results Announcement 3 August 2017

Enquiries:

   Kirstine Cooper, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary     +44 (0)20 7662 6646 

Media

Nigel Prideaux +44 (0)20 7662 0215

Andrew Reid +44 (0)20 7662 3131

Analysts

Chris Esson +44 (0)20 7662 8115

This information is provided by RNS

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