Result of AGM

Resolution

Votes For

For (% of shares voted)

Votes against

Against (% of shares voted)

Votes Withheld**

1

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts

3,731,796,038

99.89

4,105,280

0.11

14,684,028

2

To declare a final dividend

3,743,251,034

99.85

5,523,573

0.15

1,811,099

3

To re-elect Paula Rosput Reynolds

3,544,996,098

94.74

196,710,527

5.26

8,878,820

4

To re-elect John Pettigrew

3,741,684,657

99.83

6,283,401

0.17

2,616,729

5

To re-elect Andy Agg

3,730,304,935

99.55

16,905,566

0.45

3,374,695

6

To re-elect Jacqui Ferguson

3,740,749,849

99.82

6,696,811

0.18

3,138,961

7

To re-elect Ian Livingston

3,740,544,555

99.81

7,149,253

0.19

2,890,923

8

To re-elect Iain Mackay

3,737,847,219

99.74

9,639,770

0.26

3,098,207

9

To re-elect Anne Robinson

3,740,852,335

99.83

6,552,788

0.17

3,180,397

10

To re-elect Earl Shipp

3,669,763,202

97.92

77,907,689

2.08

2,913,737

11

To re-elect Jonathan Silver

3,656,834,829

97.58

90,676,815

2.42

3,073,451

12

To re-elect Tony Wood

3,686,515,739

98.38

60,835,510

1.62

3,233,847

13

To re-elect Martha Wyrsch

3,728,006,578

99.47

19,686,333

0.53

2,892,144

14

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Company's auditor

3,732,611,937

99.85

5,686,195

0.15

12,284,438

15

To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee of the Board to set the auditor's remuneration

3,738,358,971

99.73

10,018,421

0.27

2,207,821

16

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

3,685,950,437

98.38

60,744,294

1.62

3,887,926

17

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

3,696,729,872

98.65

50,421,127

1.35

3,434,723

18

To authorise the Company to make political donations

3,660,332,144

97.95

76,490,010

2.05

13,763,426

19

To approve an increased borrowing limit

3,720,180,953

99.34

24,814,818

0.66

5,589,574

20

To authorise the Directors to operate the Scrip Dividend Scheme

3,740,437,254

99.83

6,453,945

0.17

3,691,758

21

To authorise capitalising reserves for the Scrip Dividend Scheme 

3,739,959,998

99.82

6,783,647

0.18

3,841,035

22

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

3,600,016,918

96.07

147,319,102

3.93

3,244,646

23*

To disapply pre-emption rights

3,687,192,168

98.46

57,849,510

1.54

5,541,726

24*

To disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions

3,693,924,923

98.59

52,913,928

1.41

4,144,553

25*

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

3,733,571,264

99.74

9,660,330

0.26

7,350,529

26*

To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice

3,519,264,145

93.91

228,302,050

6.09

3,016,504