Result of AGM

Resolution

For (including discretionary votes)

%

Against

%

Withheld

Ordinary Resolutions

1

To receive and adopt the 2015 Report and Accounts

930,403,740

100.00

215

0.00

616,411

2

To declare a final dividend

931,018,911

100.00

238

0.00

1,217

3

To elect Peter Edwards as a director

929,451,249

99.83

1,542,532

0.17

26,585

4

To elect Peter Ventress as a director

929,448,732

99.83

1,545,902

0.17

25,732

5

To re-elect Sir Nigel Rudd as a director

915,317,948

98.36

15,253,231

1.64

449,186

6

To re-elect Wayne Edmunds as a director

920,696,860

98.89

10,311,711

1.11

11,795

7

To re-elect Susan Kilsby as a director

852,199,833

91.53

78,814,895

8.47

5,638

8

To re-elect Mike Powell as a director

921,775,808

99.01

9,236,472

0.99

8,086

9

To re-elect Simon Pryce as a director

921,815,756

99.01

9,195,776

0.99

8,834

10

To re-elect Peter Ratcliffe as a director

921,830,039

99.01

9,181,018

0.99

9,309

11

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors

922,673,061

99.11

8,320,795

0.89

26,509

12

To authorise the directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

928,078,740

99.69

2,917,199

0.31

24,427

13

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

846,632,705

98.50

12,853,549

1.50

71,534,112

14

To grant the directors authority to allot relevant securities

873,403,826

93.81

57,597,849

6.19

18,691

Special Resolutions

15

To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights

871,626,567

97.66

20,903,167

2.34

38,490,631

16

To authorise the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares

924,433,285

99.29

6,574,024

0.71

13,056

17

To approve notice period for certain general meetings

809,695,356

86.97

121,303,729

13.03

21,280