Resolution |
Votes For |
Against |
Withheld |
No of shares |
% of shares voted |
No of shares |
% of shares voted |
No of shares |
1. To receive the financial statements of the Company and the Group and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31 December 2016 |
89,585,939 |
100.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
422,065 |
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
77,434,375 |
86.34 |
12,253,393 |
13.66 |
320,236 |
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2016, in accordance with s439 of the Companies Act 2006 |
87,511,176 |
97.36 |
2,369,282 |
2.64 |
127,546 |
4. To declare a final dividend of 41.25 pence per ordinary share |
89,692,691 |
100.00 |
795 |
0.00 |
314,518 |
5. To re-elect A M Ferguson as a director |
79,232,688 |
88.55 |
10,242,450 |
11.45 |
532,866 |
6. To re-elect S E Foots as a director |
86,683,904 |
96.68 |
2,977,802 |
3.32 |
346,298 |
7. To re-elect A M Frew as a director |
80,972,168 |
90.23 |
8,763,339 |
9.77 |
272,497 |
8. To re-elect H L Ganczakowski as a director |
81,834,831 |
91.12 |
7,978,746 |
8.88 |
194,427 |
9. To re-elect K Layden as a director |
87,860,555 |
97.97 |
1,821,450 |
2.03 |
325,999 |
10. To re-elect J K Maiden as a director |
88,086,481 |
98.08 |
1,727,336 |
1.92 |
193,752 |
11. To re-elect P N N Turner as a director |
81,834,632 |
91.12 |
7,979,572 |
8.88 |
193,800 |
12. To re-elect S G Williams as a director |
81,406,040 |
90.64 |
8,408,200 |
9.36 |
193,764 |
13. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company |
86,217,471 |
95.94 |
3,653,199 |
4.06 |
137,334 |
14. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration |
88,687,505 |
98.67 |
1,199,651 |
1.33 |
120,848 |
15. Political donations |
88,440,145 |
98.99 |
902,878 |
1.01 |
664,981 |
16. To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities up to two thirds of its issued share capital |
80,462,136 |
89.50 |
9,436,603 |
10.50 |
109,265 |
17. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £679,676 |
89,743,844 |
99.86 |
127,591 |
0.14 |
136,569 |
18. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an additional aggregate nominal amount of £679,676 |
85,408,371 |
95.03 |
4,462,909 |
4.97 |
136,724 |
19. To authorise market purchase of own shares up to a maximum of 13,124,776 ordinary shares |
88,984,729 |
98.99 |
908,140 |
1.01 |
115,135 |
20. That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
83,824,098 |
93.71 |
5,630,159 |
6.29 |
552,587 |