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 2016 |
128,851,569 |
98.24 |
2,311,268 |
1.76 |
131,162,837 |
67.77% |
2,929,426 |
2. To approve the directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31 March 2016 |
128,663,795 |
96.28 |
4,973,265 |
3.72 |
133,637,060 |
69.05% |
455,202 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 52.0 pence per share on the ordinary shares |
134,064,828 |
99.99 |
9,511 |
0.01 |
134,074,339 |
69.28% |
17,924 |
4. To re-elect Mr TEP Stevenson as a director of the Company |
132,937,502 |
99.16 |
1,126,098 |
0.84 |
134,063,600 |
69.27% |
28,663 |
5. To re-elect Ms O Desforges as a director of the Company |
123,052,146 |
98.98 |
1,266,612 |
1.02 |
124,318,758 |
64.24% |
9,633,031 |
6. To re-elect Mr AM Ferguson as a director of the Company |
132,883,760 |
99.12 |
1,179,296 |
0.88 |
134,063,056 |
69.27% |
29,207 |
7. To re-elect Mr RJ MacLeod as a director of the Company |
133,575,570 |
99.64 |
485,476 |
0.36 |
134,061,046 |
69.27% |
31,216 |
8. To re-elect Mr CS Matthews as a director of the Company |
133,811,546 |
99.89 |
149,484 |
0.11 |
133,961,030 |
69.22% |
131,233 |
9. To re-elect Mr CJ Mottershead as a director of the Company |
133,772,340 |
99.79 |
285,446 |
0.21 |
134,057,786 |
69.27% |
33,638 |
10. To re-elect Mr JF Walker as a director of the Company |
132,663,306 |
98.96 |
1,400,561 |
1.04 |
134,063,867 |
69.27% |
28,396 |
11. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor of the Company for the forthcoming year |
128,172,745 |
95.60 |
5,894,383 |
4.40 |
134,067,128 |
69.27% |
23,776 |
12. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor |
131,175,769 |
97.84 |
2,890,033 |
2.16 |
134,065,802 |
69.27% |
25,290 |
13. To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure within certain limits |
130,267,181 |
97.84 |
2,871,022 |
2.16 |
133,138,203 |
68.79% |
947,114 |
14. To authorise the directors to allot shares |
122,731,010 |
91.73 |
11,057,951 |
8.27 |
133,788,961 |
69.13% |
299,677 |
15. To authorise the directors to disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to the shares |
132,557,457 |
98.91 |
1,456,261 |
1.09 |
134,013,718 |
69.25% |
76,090 |
16. To authorise the directors to disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares in connection with an acquisition or specified investment |
122,862,079 |
91.68 |
11,145,497 |
8.32 |
134,007,576 |
69.24% |
84,685 |
17. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares |
130,880,418 |
98.28 |
2,285,902 |
1.72 |
133,166,320 |
68.81% |
925,943 |
18. To authorise the Company to call general meetings other than annual general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
122,045,462 |
91.65 |
11,123,524 |
8.35 |
133,168,986 |
68.81% |
923,276 |