(the "Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting
Following its annual general meeting ("AGM" or "Meeting") which was held today at
Total votes received for each ordinary resolution and special resolution proposed at the AGM were as follows:
|
Resolution |
*Votes for |
%age of votes cast |
Votes against |
%age of votes cast |
Total votes cast |
**%age of ISC voted |
***Votes withheld |
|
1. To receive the Report & Accounts |
808,193,288 |
99.59% |
3,302,029 |
0.41% |
811,495,317 |
60.97 |
12,709,844 |
|
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) |
772,314,044 |
95.12% |
39,651,037 |
4.88% |
811,965,081 |
61.01 |
12,240,080 |
|
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
770,924,395 |
94.97% |
40,859,699 |
5.03% |
811,784,094 |
61.00 |
12,421,067 |
|
4. To elect |
775,823,010 |
95.57% |
35,989,387 |
4.43% |
811,812,397 |
61.00 |
12,392,764 |
|
5. To re-elect |
748,585,836 |
90.75% |
76,333,544 |
9.25% |
824,919,380 |
61.98 |
243,781 |
|
6. To re-elect |
774,871,347 |
95.44% |
36,993,671 |
4.56% |
811,865,018 |
61.00 |
12,340,143 |
|
7. To re-elect |
769,353,775 |
94.71% |
43,003,340 |
5.29% |
812,357,115 |
61.04 |
11,848,046 |
|
8. To re-elect |
723,112,990 |
89.07% |
88,753,528 |
10.93% |
811,866,518 |
61.00 |
12,338,643 |
|
9. To re-elect |
773,093,046 |
95.24% |
38,599,104 |
4.76% |
811,692,150 |
60.99 |
12,513,511 |
|
10. To re-elect |
770,427,179 |
94.92% |
41,233,553 |
5.08% |
811,660,732 |
60.99 |
12,544,929 |
|
11. To re-elect |
767,765,775 |
94.53% |
44,397,750 |
5.47% |
812,163,525 |
61.02 |
12,011,636 |
|
12. To re-elect |
774,325,867 |
95.41% |
37,261,258 |
4.59% |
811,587,125 |
60.98 |
12,618,036 |
|
13. To re-appoint |
796,888,165 |
98.17% |
14,855,461 |
1.83% |
811,743,626 |
60.99 |
12,461,735 |
|
14. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration |
797,297,072 |
98.18% |
14,769,785 |
1.82% |
812,066,857 |
61.02 |
12,138,304 |
|
15. To authorise the Directors to allot shares |
767,622,543 |
94.55% |
44,219,098 |
5.45% |
811,841,641 |
61.00 |
12,363,520 |
|
16. To authorise political donations |
688,011,316 |
96.23% |
26,945,835 |
3.77% |
714,957,151 |
53.72 |
109,248,010 |
|
17. To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights |
768,909,126 |
94.78% |
42,350,390 |
5.22% |
811,259,516 |
60.96 |
12,945,645 |
|
18. To authorise the Directors to further disapply statutory pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment |
770,272,373 |
94.88% |
41,557,492 |
5.12% |
811,829,865 |
61.00 |
12,375,496 |
|
19. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares |
789,975,200 |
97.37% |
21,375,805 |
2.63% |
811,351,005 |
60.96 |
12,854,156 |
|
20. To authorise a 14-day notice period for general meetings other than annual general meetings |
803,692,173 |
99.12% |
7,133,106 |
0.88% |
810,825,279 |
60.92 |
13,379,882 |
*The votes of any proxy giving the Chair discretion as to how to vote have been included in the votes "For" a resolution.
**The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) and eligible to be voted at the AGM was 1,330,878,728.
***A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of percentage of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
In accordance with Listing Rule 14.3.6R, a copy of all resolutions, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. A copy of the poll results for the AGM will also be available shortly on the Company's website at https://www.thg.com/investor-relations/annual-general-meeting-documents.
If you require further information, please contact:
Telephone No.: 020 7250 1446