Resolution |
For |
For (%)* |
Against |
Against (%)* |
Votes Total |
% of Issued Share Capital |
Votes Withheld** |
1. To receive the Company's accounts for the year ended 31st March 2018. |
141,449,820 |
99.69 |
437,743 |
0.31 |
141,887,563 |
73.31% |
149,481 |
2. To approve the directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31st March 2018. |
134,247,743 |
94.60 |
7,663,482 |
5.40 |
141,911,225 |
73.33% |
130,436 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 58.25 pence per share on the ordinary shares. |
142,002,128 |
100.00 |
3,827 |
0.00 |
142,005,955 |
73.38% |
35,706 |
4. To elect Mr J O'Higgins as a director of the Company. |
138,999,926 |
99.15 |
1,192,782 |
0.85 |
140,192,708 |
72.44% |
1,848,952 |
5. To elect Mr P Thomas as a director of the Company. |
140,898,970 |
99.23 |
1,097,013 |
0.77 |
141,995,983 |
73.37% |
45,678 |
6. To re-elect Ms O Desforges as a director of the Company. |
116,560,399 |
90.09 |
12,816,585 |
9.91 |
129,376,984 |
66.85% |
12,666,176 |
7. To re-elect AM Ferguson as a director of the Company. |
140,222,789 |
98.75 |
1,773,078 |
1.25 |
141,995,867 |
73.37% |
45,794 |
8. To re-elect Dr JV Griffiths as a director of the Company. |
140,639,240 |
99.04 |
1,358,347 |
0.96 |
141,997,587 |
73.37% |
44,074 |
9. To re-elect Mr RJ MacLeod as a director of the Company |
140,944,794 |
99.26 |
1,053,470 |
0.74 |
141,998,264 |
73.37% |
43,400 |
10. To re-elect Mrs AO Manz as a director of the Company. |
140,834,382 |
99.18 |
1,163,259 |
0.82 |
141,997,641 |
73.37% |
44,020 |
11. To re-elect Mr CJ Mottershead as a director of the Company. |
140,222,608 |
98.75 |
1,768,683 |
1.25 |
141,991,291 |
73.37% |
50,370 |
12. To re-elect Mr JF Walker as a director of the Company. |
140,823,425 |
99.17 |
1,176,336 |
0.83 |
141,999,761 |
73.37% |
43,400 |
13. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for the forthcoming year. |
141,718,635 |
99.80 |
281,797 |
0.20 |
142,000,432 |
73.37% |
41,229 |
14. To authorise the Audit Committee of the board to determine the remuneration of the auditor. |
141,770,749 |
99.84 |
232,663 |
0.16 |
142,003,412 |
73.37% |
38,249 |
15. To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure within certain limits. |
137,963,178 |
97.65 |
3,320,547 |
2.35 |
141,283,725 |
73.00% |
757,936 |
16. To authorise the directors to allot shares. |
125,083,706 |
88.07 |
16,944,831 |
11.93 |
142,028,537 |
73.39% |
14,624 |
17. To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares. |
141,751,831 |
99.85 |
218,228 |
0.15 |
141,970,059 |
73.36% |
73,102 |
18. To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment. |
133,754,223 |
94.22 |
8,208,469 |
5.78 |
141,962,692 |
73.35% |
80,468 |
19. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares. |
139,830,187 |
98.51 |
2,115,920 |
1.49 |
141,946,107 |
73.34% |
97,053 |
20. To authorise the Company to call general meetings other than annual general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
130,822,602 |
92.54 |
10,545,281 |
7.46 |
141,367,883 |
73.05% |
675,278 |