Result of AGM

Resolutions

For:

%

Against:

%

Total votes cast (excluding withheld):

% of issued share capital

Withheld:

1. To receive the Accounts and reports of the Directors and the Auditors for the year ended 31 December 2025

1,511,519,215

100.00%

6,922

0.00%

1,511,526,137

77.12%

12,899,983

2. To declare a final cash dividend for the year ended 31 December 2025 of 2.10 pence per ordinary share

1,520,325,150

100.00%

30,377

0.00%

1,520,355,527

77.57%

4,070,593

3. To approve the Directors' remuneration report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 31 December 2025

1,468,805,955

97.28%

41,123,064

2.72%

1,509,929,019

77.04%

14,497,101

4. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

1,395,114,731

92.40%

114,813,288

7.60%

1,509,928,019

77.04%

14,498,101

5. To re-elect Jonathan Nicholls as a Director

1,470,094,201

97.90%

31,478,157

2.10%

1,501,572,358

76.61%

22,853,762

6. To re-elect Ian Hawksworth as a Director

1,506,626,648

99.78%

3,328,250

0.22%

1,509,954,898

77.04%

14,471,222

7. To re-elect Situl Jobanputra as a Director

1,509,163,030

99.95%

791,868

0.05%

1,509,954,898

77.04%

14,471,222

8. To elect Sian Westerman as a Director

1,500,824,209

99.40%

9,126,825

0.60%

1,509,951,034

77.04%

14,475,086

9. To re-elect Richard Akers as a Director

1,479,708,627

98.00%

30,241,553

2.00%

1,509,950,180

77.04%

14,475,940

10. To re-elect Ruth Anderson as a Director

Resolution withdrawn1

11. To elect Madeleine Cosgrave as a Director

1,479,220,238

97.96%

30,734,152

2.04%

1,509,954,390

77.04%

14,471,730

12. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors

1,378,876,010

90.69%

141,476,161

9.31%

1,520,352,171

77.57%

4,073,949

13. To authorise the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the Auditor's remuneration

1,492,660,457

98.18%

27,695,070

1.82%

1,520,355,527

77.57%

4,070,593

14. To authorise the Company and all companies that are its subsidiaries to make political donations not exceeding £20,000 in total

1,402,252,484

92.24%

117,971,233

7.76%

1,520,223,717

77.56%

4,202,403

15. To authorise the Directors to offer newly issued shares instead of cash in respect of any dividends declared

1,472,775,587

97.53%

37,227,352

2.47%

1,510,002,939

77.04%

14,423,181

16. To approve the rules of the Share Award Plan and authorise the Directors to carry the Share Award Plan into effect

1,450,782,371

96.08%

59,168,954

3.92%

1,509,951,325

77.04%

14,474,795

17. To authorise the Directors to allot the unissued share capital up to a specified amount (s.551 of the Companies Act 2006)

1,341,696,727

88.85%

168,297,283

11.15%

1,509,994,010

77.04%

14,432,110

18. Special Resolution: To disapply pre-emption provisions of s.561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 up to the extent specified

1,363,982,234

90.33%

146,010,282

9.67%

1,509,992,516

77.04%

14,433,604

19. Special Resolution: To disapply pre-emption provisions of s.561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 up to the additional extent specified

1,301,183,385

86.17%

208,812,837

13.83%

1,509,996,222

77.04%

14,429,898

20. Special Resolution: To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

1,519,509,870

99.99%

197,888

0.01%

1,519,707,758

77.54%

4,718,362

21. Special Resolution: To allow general meetings (other than an AGM) to be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice

1,444,469,397

95.66%

65,534,724

4.34%

1,510,004,121

77.04%

14,421,999