Result of Meeting

No.

Resolution

Votes For*

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Withheld**

1

To receive the reports and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2017

402,871,611

99.93

282,716

0.07

1,685,897

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report, other than the Directors' remuneration policy, for the year ended 31 December 2017

402,874,097

99.52

1,958,450

0.48

7,677

3

To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2017

404,840,034

99.99

191

0.01

0

4

To re-elect Bruce Carnegie-Brown as a Director

401,901,858

99.28

2,930,419

0.72

7,947

5

To re-elect Andrew Fisher as a Director

402,540,921

99.43

2,289,005

0.57

10,299

6

To re-elect Robin Freestone as a Director

402,870,248

99.52

1,962,030

0.48

7,947

7

To re-elect Mark Lewis as a Director

403,619,677

99.70

1,212,201

0.30

8,347

8

To re-elect Sally James as a Director

403,024,213

99.55

1,808,065

0.45

7,947

9

To re-elect Matthew Price as a Director

402,194,428

99.35

2,635,498

0.65

10,299

10

To re-elect Genevieve Shore as a Director

403,025,353

99.55

1,806,525

0.45

8,347

11

To re-appoint KPMG LLP as the auditors

402,382,123

99.39

2,453,076

0.61

5,025

12

To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration

403,899,436

99.77

940,598

0.23

191

13

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

358,396,921

88.53

46,436,778

11.47

6,526

14

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights***

395,051,373

99.95

203,442

0.05

9,585,410

15

To disapply statutory pre-emption rights - limited to an acquisition or specified capital investment***

367,051,778

92.86

28,217,327

7.14

9,571,119

16

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares***

402,925,322

99.53

1,910,658

0.47

4,244

17

To authorise the making of political donations and incurring of political expenditure

403,340,285

99.63

1,493,088

0.37

6,852

18

To authorise the calling of general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice***

390,690,872

96.51

14,143,442

3.49

5,911