Result of AGM

Resolution

Votes for

%

Votes Against

%

Total

% of issued share capital

Votes withheld*

Ordinary resolutions

1

To receive the audited financial statements together with the Directors' and auditor's reports for the year ended 31 March 2022.

201,551,571

100.00%

484

0.00%

201,552,055

79.39

913,418

2

To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 March 2022.

200,778,029

99.27%

1,474,044

0.73%

202,252,073

79.67

213,400

3

To approve the Directors' remuneration report.

190,081,568

94.56%

10,945,612

5.44%

201,027,180

79.19

1,438,293

4

To re-elect Richard Mully as a Director of the Company.

192,341,289

95.14%

9,830,801

4.86%

202,172,090

79.64

293,383

5

To re-elect Toby Courtauld as a Director of the Company.

201,498,235

99.91%

188,367

0.09%

201,686,602

79.45

778,871

6

To re-elect Nick Sanderson as a Director of the Company.

201,426,873

99.60%

819,031

0.40%

202,245,904

79.67

219,569

7

To elect Dan Nicholson as a Director of the Company.

201,055,144

99.41%

1,190,760

0.59%

202,245,904

79.67

219,569

8

To re-elect Charles Philipps as a Director of the Company.

200,484,303

99.13%

1,759,351

0.87%

202,243,654

79.66

221,819

9

To elect Mark Anderson as a Director of the Company.

201,244,516

99.78%

442,086

0.22%

201,686,602

79.45

778,871

10

To re-elect Nick Hampton as a Director of the Company.

199,923,738

99.13%

1,760,614

0.87%

201,684,352

79.44

781,121

11

To re-elect Vicky Jarman as a Director of the Company.

200,931,198

99.35%

1,318,059

0.65%

202,249,257

79.67

216,216

12

To re-elect Alison Rose as a Director of the Company.

200,372,189

99.35%

1,317,766

0.65%

201,689,955

79.45

775,518

13

To elect Emma Woods as a Director of the Company.

202,177,192

100.00%

501

0.00%

202,177,693

79.64

287,780

14

To reappoint Deloitte LLP as auditor.

198,392,965

98.09%

3,856,051

1.91%

202,249,016

79.67

216,457

15

To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the remuneration of the auditor.

199,974,182

98.87%

2,275,601

1.13%

202,249,783

79.67

215,690

16

To increase the maximum aggregate fees payable

to Non-Executive Directors in accordance with

the Company's Articles of Association.

201,782,359

99.77%

467,071

0.23%

202,249,430

79.67

216,043

17

To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares.

189,462,038

93.68%

12,787,116

6.32%

202,249,154

79.67

216,319

Special resolutions

18

To renew the Directors' limited authority to allot shares for cash.

198,070,161

99.91%

183,444

0.09%

198,253,605

78.09

4,211,868

19

To renew the Directors' additional limited authority to allot shares for cash in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment, and including development and/or refurbishment expenditure.

195,301,529

99.12%

1,729,766

0.88%

197,031,295

77.61

5,434,178

20

To renew the authority enabling the Company to buy its own shares.

195,848,816

96.87%

6,334,641

3.13%

202,183,457

79.64

282,016

21

To authorise the calling of general meetings (other than an annual general meeting) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

191,833,679

94.85%

10,415,529

5.15%

202,249,208

79.67

216,265