Resolution |
Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
Votes Total |
% of Issued Share Capital voted |
Votes Withheld |
1 |
Annual report and accounts |
660,850,629 |
99.97 |
222,292 |
0.03 |
661,072,921 |
83.50% |
378,485 |
2 |
Directors' remuneration report |
619,982,274 |
93.97 |
39,753,835 |
6.03 |
659,736,109 |
83.33% |
1,672,922 |
3 |
Directors' remuneration policy |
598,077,621 |
90.59 |
62,113,585 |
9.41 |
660,191,206 |
83.39% |
1,216,643 |
4 |
Declaration of final dividend |
661,039,626 |
100.00 |
1,180 |
0.00 |
661,040,806 |
83.50% |
367,751 |
5 |
Re-election of Emma Adamo as a director |
659,874,647 |
99.82 |
1,158,913 |
0.18 |
661,033,560 |
83.50% |
373,915 |
6 |
Re-election of John Bason as a director |
659,864,954 |
99.82 |
1,170,210 |
0.18 |
661,035,164 |
83.50% |
371,731 |
7 |
Election of Ruth Cairnie as a director |
660,695,367 |
99.95 |
337,396 |
0.05 |
661,032,763 |
83.50% |
374,132 |
8 |
Re-election of Timothy Clarke as a director |
615,535,724 |
95.06 |
31,969,651 |
4.94 |
647,505,375 |
81.79% |
13,901,520 |
9 |
Re-election of Lord Jay of Ewelme as a director |
660,240,720 |
99.88 |
794,464 |
0.12 |
661,035,184 |
83.50% |
371,611 |
10 |
Re-election of Javier Ferrán as a director |
660,260,294 |
99.88 |
778,262 |
0.12 |
661,038,556 |
83.50% |
368,239 |
11 |
Re-election of Charles Sinclair as a director |
623,958,674 |
99.27 |
4,579,535 |
0.73 |
628,538,209 |
79.39% |
32,869,058 |
12 |
Re-election of Peter Smith as a director |
659,667,635 |
99.79 |
1,365,653 |
0.21 |
661,033,288 |
83.50% |
373,507 |
13 |
Re-election of George Weston as a director |
660,421,799 |
99.91 |
614,878 |
0.09 |
661,036,677 |
83.50% |
370,118 |
14 |
Reappointment of auditors |
652,391,853 |
98.97 |
6,757,550 |
1.03 |
659,149,403 |
83.26% |
2,256,896 |
15 |
Auditors' remuneration |
658,533,514 |
99.62 |
2,499,699 |
0.38 |
661,033,213 |
83.50% |
373,086 |
16 |
Directors' authority to allot shares |
594,934,122 |
90.07 |
65,617,128 |
9.93 |
660,551,250 |
83.44% |
855,049 |
17 |
Disapplication of pre-emption rights * |
659,282,752 |
99.74 |
1,741,250 |
0.26 |
661,024,002 |
83.50% |
382,297 |
18 |
Notice of general meetings * |
646,921,783 |
97.87 |
14,109,542 |
2.13 |
661,031,325 |
83.50% |
374,978 |
* Special resolution |
Votes excluding controlling shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the independent non-executive directors |
Resolution |
Votes For |
% For |
Votes Against |
% Against |
Votes Total |
% of Issued Share Capital voted (excluding controlling shareholders) |
Votes Withheld |
7 |
Election of Ruth Cairnie as a director |
223,761,490 |
99.85 |
337,396 |
0.15 |
224,098,886 |
69.19% |
374,132 |
8. |
Re-election of Timothy Clarke as a director |
178,601,847 |
84.82 |
31,969,651 |
15.18 |
210,571,498 |
65.02% |
13,901,520 |
9 |
Re-election of Lord Jay of Ewelme as a director |
223,306,843 |
99.65 |
794,464 |
0.35 |
224,101,307 |
69.19% |
371,611 |
10 |
Re-election of Javier Ferrán as a director |
223,326,417 |
99.65 |
778,262 |
0.35 |
224,104,679 |
69.20% |
368,239 |
12 |
Re-election of Peter Smith as a director |
222,733,758 |
99.39 |
1,365,653 |
0.61 |
224,099,411 |
69.19% |
373,507 |