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 2019. |
149,824,905 |
99.99 |
20,984 |
0.01 |
149,845,889 |
77.43% |
908,282 |
2. To approve the directors' remuneration report, other than the part containing the directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31st March 2019. |
147,872,019 |
98.99 |
1,508,764 |
1.01 |
149,380,783 |
77.19% |
1,370,852 |
3. To declare a final dividend of 62.25 pence per share on the ordinary shares. |
150,723,755 |
100.00 |
156 |
0.00 |
150,723,911 |
77.88% |
28,399 |
4. To elect Ms X Liu as a director of the Company. |
149,720,215 |
99.35 |
986,162 |
0.65 |
150,706,377 |
77.87% |
47,817 |
5. To re-elect Mr AM Ferguson as a director of the Company. |
148,363,542 |
98.44 |
2,344,706 |
1.56 |
150,708,248 |
77.87% |
45,946 |
6. To re-elect Dr JV Griffiths as a director of the Company. |
150,123,384 |
99.61 |
586,676 |
0.39 |
150,710,060 |
77.87% |
44,134 |
7. To re-elect RJ MacLeod as a director of the Company. |
149,542,321 |
99.23 |
1,164,852 |
0.77 |
150,707,173 |
77.87% |
47,021 |
8. To re-elect Mrs AO Manz as a director of the Company. |
149,461,620 |
99.17 |
1,245,105 |
0.83 |
150,706,725 |
77.87% |
47,469 |
9. To re-elect Mr CJ Mottershead as a director of the Company |
149,352,576 |
99.10 |
1,356,877 |
0.90 |
150,709,453 |
77.87% |
44,741 |
10. To re-elect Mr J O'Higgins as a director of the Company. |
149,317,108 |
99.08 |
1,392,102 |
0.92 |
150,709,210 |
77.87% |
44,984 |
11. To re-elect Mr P Thomas as a director of the Company. |
149,384,962 |
99.12 |
1,324,281 |
0.88 |
150,709,243 |
77.87% |
44,951 |
12. To re-elect Mr JF Walker as a director of the Company. |
149,483,404 |
99.19 |
1,226,176 |
0.81 |
150,709,580 |
77.87% |
44,614 |
13. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for the forthcoming year. |
150,418,847 |
99.81 |
291,561 |
0.19 |
150,710,408 |
77.87% |
42,286 |
14. To authorise the Audit Committee of the board to determine the remuneration of the auditor. |
150,462,494 |
99.83 |
253,176 |
0.17 |
150,715,670 |
77.88% |
38,524 |
15. To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and incur political expenditure within certain limits. |
146,677,610 |
97.71 |
3,432,493 |
2.29 |
150,110,103 |
77.56% |
644,091 |
16. To authorise the directors to allot shares. |
133,604,023 |
88.63 |
17,138,114 |
11.37 |
150,742,137 |
77.89% |
12,057 |
17. To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares. |
149,073,475 |
99.72 |
418,307 |
0.28 |
149,491,782 |
77.24% |
1,262,412 |
18. To disapply the statutory pre-emption rights attaching to shares in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment. |
141,034,850 |
94.34 |
8,456,555 |
5.66 |
149,491,405 |
77.24% |
1,262,788 |
19. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares. |
148,720,812 |
98.85 |
1,729,148 |
1.15 |
150,449,960 |
77.74% |
304,233 |
20. To authorise the Company to call general meetings other than annual general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
140,242,765 |
93.43 |
9,869,515 |
6.57 |
150,112,280 |
77.56% |
641,914 |
21. To adopt new Articles of Association of the Company. |
150,081,041 |
99.99 |
21,659 |
0.01 |
150,102,700 |
77.56% |
651,494 |