Result of AGM

Ordinary Resolutions

1

To receive the Company's annual accounts and reports

of the Directors and auditors for the year ended 31 December 2025.

375,694,559

99.99%

50,551

0.01%

375,745,110

72.41%

2,224,323

2

To declare a final dividend of 12.00 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 31 December 2025.

377,956,316

100.00%

1,635

0.00%

377,957,951

72.83%

11,482

3

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2025.

371,167,831

98.21%

6,778,853

1.79%

377,946,684

72.83%

22,749

4

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.

365,846,917

96.80%

12,098,861

3.20%

377,945,778

72.83%

23,655

5

To approve the Deferred Bonus Plan.

376,358,713

99.58%

1,570,840

0.42%

377,929,553

72.83%

39,880

6

To approve the Performance Share Plan.

372,075,288

98.45%

5,861,101

1.55%

377,936,389

72.83%

33,044

7

To elect Helen Beck as a Director.

373,846,837

99.03%

3,678,225

0.97%

377,525,062

72.75%

444,371

8

To elect Penny James as a Director

377,146,207

99.90%

378,576

0.10%

377,524,783

72.75%

444,650

9

To elect Evelyn Bourke as a Director.

377,346,452

99.95%

178,610

0.05%

377,525,062

72.75%

444,371

10

To re-elect Rooney Anand as a Director.

377,344,439

99.95%

180,975

0.05%

377,525,414

72.75%

444,019

11

To re-elect Mark FitzPatrick as a Director.

376,108,445

99.51%

1,839,858

0.49%

377,948,303

72.83%

21,130

12

To re-elect Simon Fraser as a Director.

373,455,589

98.92%

4,070,811

1.08%

377,526,400

72.75%

443,033

13

To re-elect John Hitchins as a Director.

373,402,594

98.91%

4,121,647

1.09%

377,524,241

72.75%

 445,192

14

To re-elect Paul Manduca as a Director.

372,756,852

98.74%

4,773,227

1.26%

377,530,079

72.75%

439,354

15

To re-elect Caroline Waddington as a Director.

375,856,341

99.45%

2,094,013

0.55%

377,950,354

72.83%

19,079

16

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the auditor of the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next General Meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company.

373,604,691

98.85%

 4,350,468

1.15%

377,955,159

72.83%

14,274

17

To authorise the Group Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Company's auditor.

375,407,723

99.33%

2,539,070

0.67%

377,946,793

72.83%

22,640

18

To authorise the Directors to allot shares.

362,681,438

95.96%

15,263,862

4.04%

377,945,300

72.83%

24,133

19

To authorise the Company, and all companies that are its subsidiaries, to make political donations and incur political expenditure not exceeding £50,000.

377,046,308

99.76%

893,979

0.24%

377,940,287

72.83%

29,146

Special Resolutions

20

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights.

362,964,430

96.04%

14,964,209

3.96%

377,928,639

72.83%

40,794

21

To authorise the Directors additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights.

352,619,479

93.30%

25,309,375

6.70%

377,928,854

72.83%

40,579

22

To authorise the Company to purchase its own ordinary shares.

377,639,852

99.99%

39,302

0.01%

377,679,154

72.78%

290,279

23

To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an AGM) on 14 clear days' notice.

366,108,058

96.87%

11,848,471

3.13%

377,956,529

72.83%

12,904