Resolution |
For (No. of shares) |
For (%) |
Against (No. of shares) |
Against (%) |
Votes Withheld (No. of shares) |
Total issued share capital instructed (%) |
1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts. |
234,188,872 |
100.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
82.99 |
2. To declare a final dividend. |
234,188,872 |
100.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
82.99 |
3. To declare a special dividend. |
234,188,872 |
100.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
82.99 |
4. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report. |
216,260,639 |
92.36 |
17,896,372 |
7.64 |
31,862 |
82.98 |
5. To elect Nicholas Budden as a Director. |
232,815,066 |
99.41 |
1,372,306 |
0.59 |
1,501 |
82.99 |
6. To re-elect Andrew Adcock as a Director. |
232,804,421 |
99.41 |
1,382,951 |
0.59 |
1,501 |
82.99 |
7. To re-elect Ian Barlow as a Director. |
233,925,416 |
99.89 |
261,956 |
0.11 |
1,501 |
82.99 |
8. To re-elect Michael Brown as a Director. |
232,806,243 |
99.41 |
1,381,129 |
0.59 |
1,501 |
82.99 |
9. To re-elect Annette Court as a Director. |
233,926,916 |
99.89 |
261,956 |
0.11 |
1.00 |
82.99 |
10. To re-elect Gerard Nieslony as a Director. |
232,701,261 |
99.41 |
1,372,306 |
0.59 |
115,306 |
82.95 |
11. To re-elect Garry Watts as a Director. |
232,286,865 |
99.19 |
1,900,507 |
0.81 |
1,501 |
82.99 |
12. To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company. |
233,804,009 |
99.84 |
383,563 |
0.16 |
1,301 |
82.99 |
13. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration. |
233,898,586 |
99.88 |
288,986 |
0.12 |
1,301 |
82.99 |
14. To authorise the Company to make political donations. |
232,468,398 |
99.52 |
1,111,299 |
0.48 |
609,176 |
82.78 |
15. To amend the rules of the Senior Management Long Term Incentive Plan. |
233,799,192 |
99.83 |
386,880 |
0.17 |
2,801 |
82.99 |
16. To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares. |
234,182,074 |
100.00 |
5,798 |
0.00 |
1,001 |
82.99 |
17. To disapply pre-emption rights.* |
234,180,774 |
100.00 |
5,798 |
0.00 |
2,301 |
82.99 |
18. To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares.* |
234,182,074 |
100.00 |
6,798 |
0.00 |
1.00 |
82.99 |
19. To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice.* |
227,233,531 |
97.03 |
6,955,341 |
2.97 |
1.00 |
82.99 |
20. To ratify the payment of the 2014 interim and special interim dividends and to approve certain related matters.* |
212,439,184 |
100 |
2,298 |
0.00 |
20,442,731 |
75.29 |