POLL RESULT FOR 2009 AGM
Results of the poll taken at meeting.
Resolution | For (see note 2) | Against (see note 2) | Number of votes Withheld (See note 3) | Total Votes Cast | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of shares | % | No. of shares | % | ||||
1
|
To receive Annual Report and Accounts
|
805,289,058 | 98.76 | 10,121,555 | 1.24 | 849,346 | 51.70 |
2
|
To approve the Remuneration report
|
696,184,458 | 89.59 | 80,909,137 | 10.41 | 39,164,230 | 51.70 |
3
|
To declare a final dividend
|
815,272,136 | 99.96 | 342,151 | 0.04 | 651,116 | 51.70 |
4
|
To re-elect Sir Stuart Rose
|
640,732,601 | 91.38 | 60,426,360 | 8.62 | 115,126,965 | 51.70 |
5
|
To elect Jan du Plessis
|
806,856,265 | 99.02 | 7,969,643 | 0.98 | 1,440,316 | 51.70 |
6
|
To elect Jeremy Darroch
|
799,100,453 | 98.06 | 15,813,140 | 1.94 | 1,355,832 | 51.70 |
7
|
To re-elect Sir David Michels
|
705,110,146 | 89.53 | 82,440,009 | 10.47 | 28,694,752 | 51.70 |
8
|
To re-elect Louise Patten
|
728,955,526 | 90.18 | 79,403,927 | 9.82 | 6,999,056 | 51.64 |
9 | To re-appoint PwC as the auditors | 797,074,534 | 99.49 | 4,109,386 | 0.51 | 15,064,972 | 51.70 |
10 | To authorise Audit committee to determine the auditors' remuneration | 812,353,481 | 99.65 | 2,834,149 | 0.35 | 1,036,874 | 51.70 |
11 | To renew directors' authority to allot shares | 644,534,172 | 87.12 | 95,264,096 | 12.88 | 6,514,033 | 47.27 |
12
|
To renew disapplication of pre-emption rights
|
806,399,967 | 99.06 | 7,668,917 | 0.94 | 2,147,745 | 51.70 |
13
|
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
|
810,843,564 | 99.51 | 3,958,341 | 0.49 | 1,306,137 | 51.69 |
14
|
To authorise the Company to call general meetings on 14 days' notice
|
649,422,720 | 87.14 | 95,811,406 | 12.86 | 1,211,013 | 47.28 |
15
|
To approve the Republic of Ireland All Employee Sharesave Plan
|
811,623,574 | 99.73 | 2,163,136 | 0.27 | 2,424,728 | 51.70 |
16
|
To recommend that the Board brings forward the appointment of an independent Chairman to July 2010
|
295,228,105 | 37.72 | 487,427,221 | 62.28 | 33,532,714 | 51.69 |
NOTES:
1 All resolutions, with the exception of resolution 16, were passed
2 Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
3 A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
4 Total number of shares in issue at 6pm on 7 July 2009 = 1,578,876,710 shares. 51.7% of voting capital was instructed.