Result of AGM
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The Company announces the results of voting at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today and confirms that all resolutions were duly passed on a poll with majorities as set out below.
Resolutions 1 to 18 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 19 to 22 as Special Resolutions.
| Resolution | Votes For (note 1) | % | Votes Against (note 1) | % | Votes Total | Votes Withheld (note 2) | % Voting Capital Instructed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Receive the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts | 786,076,243 | 100.00 | 34,102 | 0.00 | 786,110,345 | 370,385 | 81.35% |
| 02 | Approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 782,786,026 | 99.59 | 3,213,373 | 0.41 | 785,999,399 | 475,436 | 81.34% |
| 03 | Approve the Final Dividend | 786,441,111 | 100.00 | 32,729 | 0.00 | 786,473,840 | 6,890 | 81.39% |
| 04 | Elect Ije Nwokorie | 711,638,324 | 90.49 | 74,812,462 | 9.51 | 786,450,786 | 24,049 | 81.38% |
| 05 | Elect Benoit Vauchy | 710,606,698 | 90.36 | 75,837,289 | 9.64 | 786,443,987 | 30,848 | 81.38% |
| 06 | Elect Robert Hanson | 786,302,310 | 99.98 | 134,818 | 0.02 | 786,437,128 | 37,707 | 81.38% |
| 07 | Re-elect Giles Wilson | 711,569,954 | 90.49 | 74,821,751 | 9.51 | 786,391,705 | 83,130 | 81.38% |
| 08 | Re-elect Lynne Weedall | 777,807,755 | 98.90 | 8,621,954 | 1.10 | 786,429,709 | 45,126 | 81.38% |
| 09 | Re-elect Robyn Perriss | 782,666,553 | 99.52 | 3,762,111 | 0.48 | 786,428,664 | 46,171 | 81.38% |
| 10 | Re-elect Andrew Harrison | 782,674,150 | 99.52 | 3,768,078 | 0.48 | 786,442,228 | 32,607 | 81.38% |
| 11 | Re-elect Ian Rogers | 781,923,703 | 99.43 | 4,518,525 | 0.57 | 786,442,228 | 32,607 | 81.38% |
| 12 | Re-elect Paul Mason | 659,171,361 | 88.07 | 89,279,024 | 11.93 | 748,450,385 | 38,024,450 | 77.45% |
| 13 | Re-elect Tara Alhadeff | 700,151,020 | 89.26 | 84,277,826 | 10.74 | 784,428,846 | 2,045,989 | 81.18% |
| 14 | Re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor | 786,339,031 | 99.99 | 54,271 | 0.01 | 786,393,302 | 81,533 | 81.38% |
| 15 | Authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration | 786,364,884 | 99.99 | 43,453 | 0.01 | 786,408,337 | 66,498 | 81.38% |
| 16 | Approve the removal of the 5% dilution limit for discretionary share plans | 785,386,811 | 99.87 | 1,055,301 | 0.13 | 786,442,112 | 38,618 | 81.38% |
| 17 | Authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations | 785,724,771 | 99.92 | 665,753 | 0.08 | 786,390,524 | 90,206 | 81.38% |
| 18 | Authorise allotment of shares | 783,312,171 | 99.62 | 2,997,814 | 0.38 | 786,309,985 | 170,745 | 81.37% |
| 19 | Authorise general disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 745,894,239 | 94.86 | 40,453,577 | 5.14 | 786,347,816 | 127,019 | 81.37% |
| 20 | Authorise additional disapplication of pre-emption rights* | 745,011,084 | 94.74 | 41,380,015 | 5.26 | 786,391,099 | 83,736 | 81.38% |
| 21 | Authorise purchase of own shares* | 771,750,586 | 98.19 | 14,255,925 | 1.81 | 786,006,511 | 474,219 | 81.34% |
| 22 | Authorise calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice* | 782,554,288 | 99.51 | 3,857,228 | 0.49 | 786,411,516 | 63,319 | 81.38% |
*Special Resolution
The votes of independent shareholders on the resolutions concerning the election or re-election of the Independent Non-Executive Directors are set out below:
| Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Total | Votes Withheld | % Independent Capital Instructed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | Elect Robert Hanson | 416,359,870 | 99.97 | 134,818 | 0.03 | 416,494,688 | 37,707 | 69.83% |
| 08 | Re-elect Lynne Weedall | 407,865,315 | 97.93 | 8,621,954 | 2.07 | 416,487,269 | 45,126 | 69.83% |
| 09 | Re-elect Robyn Perriss | 412,724,113 | 99.10 | 3,762,111 | 0.90 | 416,486,224 | 46,171 | 69.83% |
| 10 | Re-elect Andrew Harrison | 412,731,710 | 99.10 | 3,768,078 | 0.90 | 416,499,788 | 32,607 | 69.84% |
| 11 | Re-elect Ian Rogers | 411,981,263 | 98.92 | 4,518,525 | 1.08 | 416,499,788 | 32,607 | 69.84% |
Notes:
- Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
- As at 6.30pm on 9 July 2025 the Company had a total of 966,341,901 ordinary shares with voting rights in issue. The total independent voting capital, used to calculate the votes of independent shareholders on resolutions 6 and 8 to 11, was 596,399,461.
- In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2(R), copies of the resolutions passed as special business will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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