POLL RESULT FOR 2011 AGM
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
|
940,835,673 | 99.89 | 1,040,994 | 0.11 | 1,260,673 | 59.49 |
2
|
To approve the Remuneration report
|
912,029,722 | 97.08 | 27,432,795 | 2.92 | 3,751,523 | 59.50 |
3
|
To declare a final dividend
|
941,862,638 | 99.99 | 55,350 | 0.01 | 1,226,607 | 59.49 |
4
|
Elect Robert Swannell
|
937,309,235 | 99.55 | 4,254,808 | 0.45 | 1,613,574 | 59.50 |
5 | Elect Alan Stewart | 918,202,787 | 97.75 | 21,098,402 | 2.25 | 3,769,739 | 59.49 |
6
|
Elect Laura Wade-Gery | 898,911,074 | 95.70 | 40,434,246 | 4.30 | 3,808,755 | 59.49 |
7
|
Re-elect Marc Bolland | 902,295,280 | 96.04 | 37,207,653 | 3.96 | 3,674,315 | 59.50 |
8
|
Re-elect Kate Bostock | 922,486,513 | 98.20 | 16,897,599 | 1.80 | 3,753,128 | 59.49 |
9 | Re-elect Jeremy Darroch | 937,579,493 | 99.58 | 3,937,764 | 0.42 | 1,638,660 | 59.49 |
10 | Re-elect John Dixon | 922,749,405 | 98.23 | 16,673,714 | 1.77 | 3,754,554 | 59.50 |
11 | Re-elect Martha Lane Fox | 930,707,295 | 99.10 | 8,436,043 | 0.90 | 4,009,223 | 59.49 |
12
|
Re-elect Steven Holliday | 926,321,788 | 99.06 | 8,785,184 | 0.94 | 8,053,186 | 59.49 |
13
|
Re-elect Sir David Michels | 929,167,280 | 99.40 | 5,570,591 | 0.60 | 8,411,969 | 59.49 |
14
|
Re-elect Jan du Plessis | 937,263,457 | 99.57 | 4,079,811 | 0.43 | 1,632,539 | 59.48 |
15
|
Re-elect Steven Sharp | 922,579,465 | 98.21 | 16,789,152 | 1.79 | 3,783,786 | 59.49 |
16
|
Re-appoint PwC as auditors | 907,513,963 | 98.66 | 12,304,520 | 1.34 | 23,336,152 | 59.49 |
17 | Authorise Audit Committee to determine auditors’ remuneration | 929,392,758 | 99.35 | 6,039,542 | 0.65 | 7,699,209 | 59.49 |
18 | Authorise allotment of shares | 743,532,930 | 84.80 | 133,242,460 | 15.20 | 7,536,454 | 55.78 |
19 | Disapply pre-emption rights * | 939,467,392 | 99.84 | 1,463,116 | 0.16 | 2,182,563 | 59.49 |
20 | Authorise purchase of own shares * | 938,349,455 | 99.67 | 3,151,584 | 0.33 | 1,592,816 | 59.49 |
21 | Call general meetings on 14 days notice * | 770,469,493 | 87.24 | 112,663,649 | 12.76 | 1,483,369 | 55.80 |
22 | Authorise the Company, and its subsidiaries, to make political donations | 924,037,437 | 98.21 | 16,823,548 | 1.79 | 2,283,775 | 59.49 |
23 | Amend the Group Performance Share Plan 2005 * | 908,028,465 | 96.60 | 31,961,567 | 3.40 | 3,150,742 | 59.49 |
* Special resolution
NOTES:
1 All resolutions, 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 12 July 2011 = 1,585,281,453 shares. 59.5% of voting capital was instructed.