AGM 2009 Resolutions
The proxy votes cast are as follows:
1. Adoption of financial statements and reports of directors and auditor
For 824,974,596
Against 424,618
Votes Withheld 1,123,943
2. Approval of the directors’ remuneration report
For 807,717,640
Against 15,733,032
Votes Withheld 3,072,484
3. Confirmation and declaration of dividends
For 825,743,411
Against 25,210
Votes Withheld 754,536
4. Re-election of Trevor Dighton
For 824,837,713
Against 1,547,715
Votes Withheld 137,729
5. Re-election of Thorleif Krarup (member of Audit Committee)
For 821,923,165
Against 4,418,067
Votes Withheld 181,925
6. Re-election of Mark Seligman (member of Audit and Remuneration Committees)
For 824,200,553
Against 2,183,304
Votes Withheld 139,300
7. Re-appointment of KPMG as auditor and authority to fix their remuneration
For 825,646,408
Against 710,280
Votes Withheld 166,469
8. Authority to allot shares
For 810,408,078
Against 13,838,512
Votes Withheld 2,276,566
9. Increase authorised share capital
For 822,343,466
Against 2,516,302
Votes Withheld 1,663,388
10. Authority to disapply statutory pre-emption rights
For 826,146,447
Against 162,620
Votes Withheld 214,090
11. Authority for purchase of own shares
For 826,214,171
Against 150,797
Votes Withheld 158,189
12. Allow general meetings (other than AGMs) to be called on 14 days’ notice
For 797,497,116
Against 27,956,293
Votes Withheld 1,069,748
Votes withheld are not votes in law and are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against a resolution.