Result of AGM

Votes For (including discretion)

Votes Against

Votes Withheld

Total votes cast (excluding Votes Withheld)

Resolution

Number of shares

% of shares voted

Number of shares

% of shares voted

Number of shares

Number of shares

% of issued share capital

1

To receive the 2018 Directors' and Auditors' Reports and Financial Statements

2,097,047,150

99.99

194,294

0.01

2,200,657

2,097,241,444

63.95%

2

To approve a final dividend

2,099,076,449

99.98

355,633

0.02

152,270

2,099,432,082

64.02%

3

To approve a special dividend

2,099,043,192

99.98

377,424

0.02

163,736

2,099,420,616

64.02%

4

To re-elect Kevin Beeston as a director

2,068,800,989

98.56

30,310,148

1.44

473,213

2,099,111,137

64.01%

5

To re-elect Pete Redfern as a director

2,075,994,577

98.90

23,123,707

1.10

466,067

2,099,118,284

64.01%

6

To re-elect James Jordan as a director

2,067,015,932

98.69

27,352,021

1.31

5,216,397

2,094,367,953

63.86%

7

To re-elect Kate Barker DBE as a director

2,058,404,324

98.06

40,630,827

1.94

549,200

2,099,035,151

64.00%

8

To re-elect Gwyn Burr as a director

2,082,025,654

99.19

16,970,226

0.81

588,471

2,098,995,880

64.00%

9

To re-elect Angela Knight CBE as a director

2,087,164,179

99.43

11,874,151

0.57

546,021

2,099,038,330

64.00%

10

To re-elect Humphrey Singer as a director

2,086,246,985

99.39

12,754,226

0.61

583,140

2,099,001,211

64.00%

11

To elect Chris Carney as a director

2,073,273,017

98.77

25,852,451

1.23

458,884

2,099,125,468

64.01%

12

To elect Jennie Daly as a director

2,073,264,837

98.77

25,895,576

1.23

423,939

2,099,160,413

64.01%

13

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors

2,088,104,820

99.55

9,383,625

0.45

2,095,906

2,097,488,445

63.96%

14

To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' fees

2,096,021,374

99.93

1,548,456

0.07

2,012,325

2,097,569,830

63.96%

15

To give the directors authority to allot shares in the Company

2,009,877,424

95.76

89,048,798

4.24

654,480

2,098,926,222

64.00%

16

To dis-apply pre-emption rights (General Power)

2,012,382,313

96.17

80,228,293

3.83

6,969,502

2,092,610,606

63.81%

17

To dis-apply pre-emption rights (Additional Power)

1,948,839,314

93.13

143,757,105

6.87

6,983,688

2,092,596,419

63.81%

18

To empower the Company to make market purchases of its shares

2,092,057,121

99.68

6,651,295

0.32

869,043

2,098,708,416

63.99%

19

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

2,017,010,585

96.62

70,656,381

3.38

11,910,493

2,087,666,966

63.66%

20

To authorise political donations and expenditure

1,996,655,547

95.87

86,009,893

4.13

16,914,723

2,082,665,440

63.51%

21

Resolution 21 - Withdrawn*

22

To approve the calling of general meetings on 14 days' notice

1,937,643,792

92.78

150,749,083

7.22

11,191,476

2,088,392,875

63.68%