Resolution |
For |
For (%)* |
Against |
Against (%)* |
Votes Total |
% of Issued Share Capital |
Votes Withheld** |
1. To receive the Company's accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015 |
144,037,831 |
99.65 |
510,399 |
0.35 |
144,548,230 |
70.54% |
341,668 |
2. To approve the directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31 March 2015 |
139,533,499 |
96.54 |
5,006,046 |
3.46 |
144,539,545 |
70.54% |
347,039 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 49.5 pence per share on the ordinary shares |
144,561,558 |
100.00 |
3,123 |
0.00 |
144,564,681 |
70.55% |
325,920 |
4. To elect Mr CJ Mottershead as a director of the Company |
144,072,090 |
99.67 |
470,549 |
0.33 |
144,542,639 |
70.54% |
343,920 |
5. To re-elect Mr TEP Stevenson as a director of the Company |
142,500,744 |
98.58 |
2,048,327 |
1.42 |
144,549,071 |
70.54% |
341,927 |
6. To re-elect Ms O Desforges as a director of the Company |
143,252,055 |
99.11 |
1,292,502 |
0.89 |
144,544,557 |
70.54% |
340,997 |
7. To re-elect Mr AM Ferguson as a director of the Company |
143,096,727 |
99.00 |
1,452,241 |
1.00 |
144,548,968 |
70.54% |
341,878 |
8. To re-elect Mr DG Jones as a director of the Company |
142,204,254 |
98.38 |
2,342,546 |
1.62 |
144,546,800 |
70.54% |
343,998 |
9. To re-elect Mr RJ Macleod as a director of the Company |
142,205,356 |
98.38 |
2,340,262 |
1.62 |
144,545,618 |
70.54% |
345,428 |
10. To re-elect Mr CS Matthews as a director of the Company |
143,732,793 |
99.44 |
815,743 |
0.56 |
144,548,536 |
70.54% |
342,310 |
11. To re-elect Mr LC Pentz as a director of the Company |
141,706,162 |
98.03 |
2,844,810 |
1.97 |
144,550,972 |
70.54% |
339,874 |
12. To re-elect Mrs DC Thompson as a director of the Company |
141,966,307 |
99.31 |
985,771 |
0.69 |
142,952,078 |
69.76% |
1,938,124 |
13. To re-elect Mr JF Walker as a director of the Company |
142,210,855 |
98.38 |
2,339,276 |
1.62 |
144,550,131 |
70.54% |
340,715 |
14. To appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company for the forthcoming year |
139,077,240 |
96.21 |
5,480,276 |
3.79 |
144,557,516 |
70.54% |
332,846 |
15. To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
142,464,513 |
98.55 |
2,093,797 |
1.45 |
144,558,310 |
70.54% |
331,775 |
16. To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure within certain limits |
142,748,150 |
98.82 |
1,704,482 |
1.18 |
144,452,632 |
70.49% |
438,436 |
17. To authorise the directors to allot shares |
132,669,525 |
92.06 |
11,437,055 |
7.94 |
144,106,580 |
70.32% |
784,290 |
18. To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares |
131,622,818 |
93.35 |
9,371,726 |
6.65 |
140,994,544 |
68.81% |
3,896,263 |
19. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares |
144,205,416 |
99.76 |
353,391 |
0.24 |
144,558,807 |
70.54% |
332,024 |
20. To authorise the Company to call general meetings other than annual general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
132,971,270 |
91.98 |
11,589,898 |
8.02 |
144,561,168 |
70.55% |
329,664 |