Result of AGM

Resolution

For/Discretion

(Number of

votes)

Percentage For/Discretion

(%)

Against

(Number of

votes)

Percentage

Against

(%)

Total votes validly cast

Percentage of relevant shares

in issue

(%)

Withheld

(Number of votes)

Ordinary resolutions 

1

To receive the audited accounts

699,314,224

98.98

7,221,684

1.02

706,535,908

80.66

17,289,574

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding Policy)

662,105,430

92.60

52,896,564

7.40

715,001,994

81.63

9,339,790

3

To declare a final dividend

716,790,066

99.05

6,905,085

0.95

723,695,151

82.62

128,275

4

To elect Sybella Stanley

712,722,022

99.00

7,165,720

1.00

719,887,742

82.18

3,810,440

5

To re-elect Rupert Soames OBE

626,576,775

87.73

87,627,349

12.27

714,204,124

81.54

9,580,701

6

To re-elect Jo Hallas

717,021,891

99.10

6,539,129

0.90

723,561,020

82.60

236,523

7

To re-elect Simon Lowth

701,842,901

97.00

21,716,546

3.00

723,559,447

82.60

237,970

8

To re-elect John Ma

716,518,455

99.03

7,038,556

0.97

723,557,011

82.60

240,576

9

To re-elect Jeremy Maiden

716,019,625

98.96

7,539,764

1.04

723,559,389

82.60

238,315

10

To re-elect Katarzyna Mazur- Hofsaess

716,984,727

99.09

6,569,914

0.91

723,554,641

82.60

242,863

11

To re-elect Deepak Nath

716,939,175

99.08

6,641,438

0.92

723,580,613

82.61

217,653

12

To re-elect Marc Owen

698,758,475

97.05

21,209,644

2.95

719,968,119

82.19

3,829,377

13

To re-elect Angie Risley

683,221,045

94.43

40,318,498

5.57

723,539,543

82.60

258,183

14

To re-elect John Rogers

713,836,073

98.65

9,739,785

1.35

723,575,858

82.61

218,596

15

To re-elect Bob White1

16

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Auditor

717,912,230

99.21

5,740,883

0.79

723,653,113

82.61

167,021

17

To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor

717,941,271

99.21

5,726,844

0.79

723,668,115

82.62

156,301

18

To renew the authorisation of the Directors to allot shares

676,383,112

93.47

47,221,750

6.53

723,604,862

82.61

209,028

Special resolutions

19

To renew the Directors'authorityfor the disapplication of the pre-emption rights

673,505,058

93.09

49,992,851

6.91

723,497,909

82.60

314,383

20

To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of the pre-emption rights for the purposes of acquisitions or other capital investments

662,347,940

91.54

61,181,098

8.46

723,529,038

82.60

284,514

21

To renew the Directors' limited authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares

715,166,744

98.97

7,424,409

1.03

722,591,153

82.49

1,224,785

22

To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days' notice

665,588,773

91.98

58,035,592

8.02

723,624,365

82.61

178,907