2020 AGM poll results

Votes

For

%

Votes

Against

%

Total Votes Cast (excluding withheld)

% of issued share capital voted*

Votes Withheld**

Resolution 1: Report and accounts

12,418,559,336

98.83%

147,578,942

1.17%

12,566,138,278

62.01%

26,456,490

Resolution 2: Directors' remuneration report

12,030,264,203

96.05%

494,706,414

3.95%

12,524,970,617

61.81%

67,623,825

Resolution 3: Directors' remuneration policy

12,098,606,966

96.58%

428,333,968

3.42%

12,526,940,934

61.81%

65,652,222

Resolution 4 (a): To elect Mr B Looney as a director

12,532,352,066

99.67%

41,805,443

0.33%

12,574,157,509

62.05%

18,344,698

Resolution 4 (b): To re-elect Mr B Gilvary as a director

12,371,650,335

98.39%

202,585,981

1.61%

12,574,236,316

62.05%

18,266,429

Resolution 4 (c): To re-elect Dame A Carnwath as a director

11,652,243,952

92.67%

921,515,489

7.33%

12,573,759,441

62.05%

18,835,299

Resolution 4 (d): To re- elect Miss P Daley as a director

12,512,596,702

99.50%

62,297,335

0.50%

12,574,894,037

62.05%

17,608,149

Resolution 4 (e): To re-elect Sir I E L Davis as a director

12,207,648,744

97.08%

366,606,469

2.92%

12,574,255,213

62.05%

18,245,311

Resolution 4 (f): To re-elect Professor Dame A Dowling as a director

12,529,845,828

99.64%

45,108,093

0.36%

12,574,953,921

62.05%

17,546,599

Resolution 4 (g): To re-elect Mr H Lund as a director

12,270,666,809

98.57%

177,559,293

1.43%

12,448,226,102

61.43%

144,276,636

Resolution 4 (h): To re-elect Mrs M B Meyer as a director

12,513,080,351

99.51%

61,499,845

0.49%

12,574,580,196

62.05%

17,919,270

Resolution 4 (i): To re-elect Mr B R Nelson as a director

12,170,052,831

96.79%

403,780,100

3.21%

12,573,832,931

62.05%

18,670,130

Resolution 4 (j): To re-elect Mrs P R Reynolds as a director

12,360,611,065

98.60%

175,866,244

1.40%

12,536,477,309

61.86%

56,025,753

Resolution 4 (k): To re-elect Sir J Sawers as a director

12,492,391,050

99.35%

81,592,196

0.65%

12,573,983,246

62.05%

18,517,603

Resolution 5: Reappointment of auditor

12,553,598,397

99.79%

26,343,024

0.21%

12,579,941,421

62.08%

12,651,434

Resolution 6: Remuneration of auditor

12,543,661,299

99.74%

32,938,947

0.26%

12,576,600,246

62.06%

15,995,007

Resolution 7: Renewal of the Executive Directors' Incentive Plan

12,159,658,741

96.86%

393,691,741

3.14%

12,553,350,482

61.95%

39,239,098

Resolution 8: Political donations and political expenditure

12,105,207,038

96.37%

455,828,938

3.63%

12,561,035,976

61.98%

31,525,526

Resolution 9: Limited authority to allot shares up to a specified amount.

11,558,627,449

91.98%

1,007,700,306

8.02%

12,566,327,755

62.01%

26,266,748

Resolution 10: Special resolution: Authority to allot a limited number of shares for cash free of pre-emption rights

12,391,423,879

98.72%

160,694,593

1.28%

12,552,118,472

61.94%

40,475,597

Resolution 11: Special resolution: Additional authority to allot a limited number of shares for cash free of pre-emption rights

12,242,726,742

97.54%

308,963,966

2.46%

12,551,690,708

61.94%

40,904,543

Resolution 12: Special resolution: share buyback

12,307,400,995

97.93%

260,393,291

2.07%

12,567,794,286

62.02%

24,800,965

Resolution 13: Special resolution: notice of general meetings

11,155,380,793

88.72%

1,418,966,180

11.28%

12,574,346,973

62.05%

18,248,278