5th May 2011 17:47
GlaxoSmithKline plc - Result of AGM
GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) announces that at its Annual General Meeting today, all resolutions, including those electing and re-electing Board members, were passed by shareholders.
GlaxoSmithKline Annual General Meeting Poll Results
The following table shows the votes cast for each resolution:
Resolution | Total votes for* | % | Total votes against | % | Total votes cast | Votes withheld** | |
1 | Adoption of Financial Statements | 3,849,724,841 | 99.90 | 3,972,004 | 0.10 | 3,853,696,845 | 4,824,826 |
2 | Approval of the Remuneration Report | 3,506,794,850 | 92.88 | 268,917,463 | 7.12 | 3,775,712,313 | 82,829,542 |
3 | Election of Simon Dingemans | 3,848,384,170 | 99.88 | 4,592,054 | 0.12 | 3,852,976,224 | 5,550,786 |
4 | Election of Ms Stacey Cartwright | 3,841,823,906 | 99.71 | 11,062,363 | 0.29 | 3,852,886,269 | 5,643,742 |
5 | Election of Ms Judy Lewent | 3,843,559,263 | 99.75 | 9,499,395 | 0.25 | 3,853,058,658 | 5,471,278 |
6 | Re-election of Sir Christopher Gent | 3,736,569,130 | 96.97 | 116,649,598 | 3.03 | 3,853,218,728 | 5,314,008 |
7 | Re-election of Andrew Witty | 3,848,715,490 | 99.88 | 4,521,805 | 0.12 | 3,853,237,295 | 5,293,227 |
8 | Re-election of Professor Sir Roy Anderson | 3,849,621,453 | 99.91 | 3,645,550 | 0.09 | 3,853,267,003 | 5,262,933 |
9 | Re-election of Dr Stephanie Burns | 3,845,994,787 | 99.81 | 7,252,653 | 0.19 | 3,853,247,440 | 5,282,496 |
10 | Re-election of Larry Culp | 3,679,273,731 | 95.49 | 173,856,451 | 4.51 | 3,853,130,182 | 5,398,951 |
11 | Re-election of Sir Crispin Davis | 3,845,288,843 | 99.80 | 7,870,747 | 0.20 | 3,853,159,590 | 5,370,346 |
12 | Re-election of Sir Deryck Maughan | 3,618,533,477 | 93.91 | 234,597,016 | 6.09 | 3,853,130,493 | 5,409,443 |
13 | Re-election of James Murdoch | 3,749,042,808 | 97.30 | 103,982,301 | 2.70 | 3,853,025,109 | 5,504,826 |
14 | Re-election of Dr Daniel Podolsky | 3,849,525,259 | 99.91 | 3,602,607 | 0.09 | 3,853,127,866 | 5,402,070 |
15 | Re-election of Dr Moncef Slaoui | 3,848,000,866 | 99.87 | 5,004,470 | 0.13 | 3,853,005,336 | 5,225,725 |
16 | Re-election of Tom de Swaan | 3,767,791,974 | 97.78 | 85,429,903 | 2.22 | 3,853,221,877 | 5,318,058 |
17 | Re-election of Sir Robert Wilson | 3,849,258,200 | 99.90 | 4,000,688 | 0.10 | 3,853,258,888 | 5,270,983 |
18 | Re-appointment of Auditors | 3,772,864,832 | 99.32 | 25,647,503 | 0.68 | 3,798,512,335 | 60,025,660 |
19 | Remuneration of Auditors | 3,819,410,091 | 99.67 | 12,638,825 | 0.33 | 3,832,048,916 | 26,477,992 |
20 | To authorise the company to make donations to political organisations and incur political expenditure | 3,758,221,639 | 97.62 | 91,644,592 | 2.38 | 3,849,866,231 | 8,636,488 |
21 | Authority to allot shares | 3,781,033,581 | 98.16 | 70,843,798 | 1.84 | 3,851,877,379 | 6,624,572 |
22 | Disapplication of pre-emption rights*** | 3,811,196,075 | 99.00 | 38,468,694 | 1.00 | 3,849,664,769 | 8,832,253 |
23 | Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares*** | 3,786,160,872 | 98.25 | 67,324,020 | 1.75 | 3,853,484,892 | 5,049,760 |
24 | Exemption from statement of senior statutory auditor's name | 3,829,887,610 | 99.49 | 19,439,945 | 0.51 | 3,849,327,555 | 9,159,773 |
25 | Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM*** | 3,549,744,749 | 92.16 | 301,776,965 | 7.84 | 3,851,521,714 | 7,016,010 |
Notes:
* Includes discretionary votes.
** A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
*** Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority.
The following table provides further relevant information:
GlaxoSmithKline's Eleventh AGM (2011)
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GlaxoSmithKline's Tenth AGM (2010)
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Issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares) | 5,163,907,153 | 5,192,489,588 |
Total votes cast and votes withheld lodged as a % of GSK's issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares) | 74.72% | 70.24% |
Total shareholder population | 155,990 | 164,450 |
Total number of proxies lodged | 9,886 | 11,148 |
% of shareholders who lodged proxies | 6.34% | 6.78% |
Number of shareholders, corporate representatives and proxies who attended the AGM | 364 | 325 |
V A Whyte
Company Secretary
5 May 2011
These results will shortly be available on the Company's website www.gsk.com.
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