Result of AGM

Resolution

Votes for

% of votes cast

Votes against

% of votes cast

Votes cast in total

Total votes cast as a % of issued share capital

Votes withheld

1

To receive the Company's Accounts, the Reports of the Directors and Auditor and the Strategic Report for the year ended 31 December 2024

1,192,725,049

99.89

1,302,321

0.11

1,194,027,370

77.00

3,895,442

2

To confirm the 2024 interim dividends

1,195,017,493

99.91

1,103,545

0.09

1,196,121,038

77.14

1,801,779

3

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor

1,188,274,693

99.35

7,772,140

0.65

1,196,046,833

77.13

1,875,089

4

To authorise the Directors to agree the remuneration of the Auditor

1,194,967,897

99.91

1,035,521

0.09

1,196,003,418

77.13

1,919,068

5a

To re-elect Michel Demaré as a Director

1,192,597,854

99.72

3,348,956

0.28

1,195,946,810

77.13

1,975,799

5b

To re-elect Pascal Soriot as a Director

1,194,161,249

99.85

1,828,809

0.15

1,195,990,058

77.13

1,932,568

5c

To re-elect Aradhana Sarin as a Director

1,193,240,137

99.77

2,730,661

0.23

1,195,970,798

77.13

1,951,782

5d

To re-elect Philip Broadley as a Director

1,192,344,687

99.70

3,578,792

0.30

1,195,923,479

77.12

1,999,129

5e

To re-elect Euan Ashley as a Director

1,193,753,030

99.82

2,163,488

0.18

1,195,916,518

77.12

2,006,023

5f

To elect Birgit Conix as a Director

1,195,603,172

99.97

315,680

0.03

1,195,918,852

77.12

2,003,690

5g

To elect Rene Haas as a Director

1,173,872,808

98.16

22,033,446

1.84

1,195,906,254

77.12

2,016,215

5h

To elect Karen Knudsen as a Director

1,195,604,027

99.97

301,466

0.03

1,195,905,493

77.12

2,017,116

5i

To re-elect Diana Layfield as a Director

1,195,604,497

99.97

300,003

0.03

1,195,904,500

77.12

2,018,109

5j

To re-elect Anna Manz as a Director

1,194,823,605

99.91

1,048,387

0.09

1,195,871,992

77.12

2,050,618

5k

To re-elect Sheri McCoy as a Director

1,149,796,685

96.15

46,101,055

3.85

1,195,897,740

77.12

2,024,865

5l

To re-elect Tony Mok as a Director

1,195,574,262

99.97

310,802

0.03

1,195,885,064

77.12

2,037,477

5m

To re-elect Nazneen Rahman as a Director

1,193,299,249

99.79

2,566,024

0.21

1,195,865,273

77.12

2,057,343

5n

To re-elect Marcus Wallenberg as a Director

980,843,680

83.11

199,351,215

16.89

1,180,194,895

76.11

17,727,254

6

To approve the annual statement of the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and the Annual Report on Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2024

1,152,784,239

96.40

43,097,131

3.60

1,195,881,370

77.12

2,041,421

7

To authorise limited political donations

1,152,744,556

96.90

36,841,029

3.10

1,189,585,585

76.72

8,336,892

8

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

1,108,802,235

92.72

87,039,743

7.28

1,195,841,978

77.12

2,080,506

9

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights

1,057,501,935

88.45

138,089,003

11.55

1,195,590,938

77.10

2,331,672

10

To authorise the Directors to further disapply pre-emption rights for acquisitions and specified capital investments

1,011,405,311

84.89

179,961,211

15.11

1,191,366,522

76.83

6,556,062

11

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

1,186,436,265

99.24

9,028,112

0.76

1,195,464,377

77.10

2,458,408

12

To reduce the notice period for general meetings

1,109,717,539

92.81

85,989,258

7.19

1,195,706,797

77.11

2,216,021