No. |
Brief Description |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Votes Total |
Votes Withheld |
1 |
To receive and adopt the Annual report and the audited accounts |
332,016,455 |
100.00% |
3,287 |
0.00% |
332,019,742 |
89,531 |
2 |
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
272,348,741 |
94.09% |
17,116,591 |
5.91% |
289,465,332 |
42,643,941 |
3 |
To approve the Annual statement to shareholders by the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual report on remuneration |
271,115,051 |
82.67% |
56,830,190 |
17.33% |
327,945,241 |
4,164,032 |
4 |
To approve the final dividend of 8.9 pence per share |
332,024,017 |
100.00% |
2,600 |
0.00% |
332,026,617 |
82,656 |
5 |
To re-elect Charles Berry as a director of the Company |
319,904,499 |
96.69% |
10,964,844 |
3.31% |
330,869,343 |
1,239,930 |
6 |
To re-elect Tim Cobbold as a director of the Company |
323,011,840 |
97.28% |
9,016,382 |
2.72% |
332,028,222 |
81,051 |
7 |
To re-elect Peter Emery as a director of the Company |
326,384,701 |
98.30% |
5,643,521 |
1.70% |
332,028,222 |
81,051 |
8 |
To re-elect Melanie Gee as a director of the Company |
323,020,786 |
97.29% |
8,998,536 |
2.71% |
332,019,322 |
89,951 |
9 |
To re-elect David Lindsell as a director of the Company |
322,568,183 |
97.15% |
9,460,039 |
2.85% |
332,028,222 |
81,051 |
10 |
To re-elect Tony Quinlan as a director of the Company |
326,393,770 |
98.30% |
5,634,452 |
1.70% |
332,028,222 |
81,051 |
11 |
To re-elect Paul Taylor as a director of the Company |
326,393,280 |
98.30% |
5,634,842 |
1.70% |
332,028,122 |
81,151 |
12 |
To re-elect Dorothy Thompson as a director of the Company |
326,403,757 |
98.31% |
5,623,465 |
1.69% |
332,027,222 |
82,051 |
13 |
To re-elect Tony Thorne as a director of the Company |
322,819,821 |
97.23% |
9,206,401 |
2.77% |
332,026,222 |
83,051 |
14 |
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor |
330,677,838 |
99.90% |
315,080 |
0.10% |
330,992,918 |
1,116,355 |
15 |
Authority to determine auditor's remuneration |
332,014,933 |
99.99% |
18,403 |
0.01% |
332,033,336 |
75,937 |
16 |
Authority to make EU political donations to a specified limit |
330,964,240 |
99.68% |
1,063,284 |
0.32% |
332,027,524 |
81,749 |
17 |
Authority to allot shares |
328,380,306 |
98.90% |
3,655,535 |
1.10% |
332,035,841 |
73,432 |
18 |
Authority to make non pre-emptive share allotments |
325,592,105 |
98.09% |
6,352,724 |
1.91% |
331,944,829 |
164,444 |
19 |
Authority to purchase own shares |
331,667,142 |
99.93% |
231,799 |
0.07% |
331,898,941 |
210,332 |
20 |
Authority to call a General Meeting on not less than 14 days' notice |
311,951,814 |
93.95% |
20,082,892 |
6.05% |
332,034,706 |
74,566 |
