Result of AGM

No.

Resolution

Votes For*

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Withheld**

1

To receive the reports and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2018

398,515,411

99.98

87,384

0.02

1,715,957

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report, other than the Directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31 December 2018

395,958,142

98.91

4,357,407

1.09

3,204

3

To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2018

400,318,324

99.99

429

0.01

0

4

To re-elect Andrew Fisher as a Director

395,326,889

98.75

4,991,464

1.25

400

5

To re-elect Robin Freestone as a Director

395,089,031

99.10

3,577,070

0.90

1,652,651

6

To re-elect Mark Lewis as a Director

397,940,349

99.41

2,378,404

0.59

0

7

To re-elect Sally James as a Director

397,019,600

99.18

3,298,753

0.82

400

8

To re-elect Genevieve Shore as a Director

396,979,004

99.17

3,339,349

0.83

400

9

To elect Sarah Warby

397,939,384

99.41

2,378,940

0.59

429

10

To elect Scilla Grimble

396,709,107

99.10

3,608,817

0.90

829

11

To re-appoint KPMG LLP as the auditors

399,282,892

99.74

1,034,766

0.26

1,094

12

To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration

400,318,217

99.99

536

0.01

0

13

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

346,587,561

86.58

53,731,191

13.42

0

14

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights***

385,202,173

99.85

573,354

0.15

14,543,226

15

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights - limited to an acquisition or specified capital investment***

360,042,670

93.33

25,727,856

6.67

14,548,226

16

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares***

399,263,736

99.74

1,038,354

0.26

16,662

17

To authorise the making of political donations and incurring of political expenditure

398,998,072

99.67

1,319,236

0.33

1,445

18

To authorise the calling of general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice***

388,252,879

96.99

12,064,000

3.01

1,874