Result of AGM

Resolution

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

Total Votes

% of ISC

Voted1

Votes Withheld2

1.

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2023

343,691,115

99.94

213,495

0.06

343,904,610

45.37%

717,405

2.

To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report

316,092,533

91.76

28,375,376

8.24

344,467,909

45.44%

158,224

3.

To declare a final dividend for the year ended 30 September 2023

344,270,844

99.93

242,086

0.07

344,512,930

45.45%

101,871

4.

To re-elect Sir Stephen Hester as a Director

328,685,976

97.23

9,357,742

2.77

338,043,718

44.60%

6,573,840

5.

To re-elect Johan Lundgren as a Director

337,089,877

99.69

1,031,621

0.31

338,121,498

44.61%

6,521,281

6.

To re-elect Kenton Jarvis as a Director

337,140,292

99.73

914,929

0.27

338,055,221

44.60%

6,575,000

7.

To re-elect Catherine Bradley CBE as a Director

336,209,914

97.64

8,133,157

2.36

344,343,071

45.43%

277,381

8.

To re-elect Ryanne van der Eijk as a Director

343,695,382

99.82

634,600

0.18

344,329,982

45.43%

286,389

9.

To re-elect Harald Eisenächer as a Director

343,685,047

99.81

644,441

0.19

344,329,488

45.43%

286,075

10.

To re-elect Sheikh Mansurah Tal-At (‘Moni’) Mannings OBE as a Director

340,217,167

98.80

4,135,656

1.20

344,352,823

45.43%

264,452

11.

To re-elect David Robbie as a Director

341,799,446

99.27

2,528,086

0.73

344,327,532

45.43%

282,041

12.

To re-elect Dr. Detlef Trefzger as a Director

341,805,146

99.26

2,540,716

0.74

344,345,862

45.43%

275,587

13.

To elect Sue Clark as a Director

342,840,258

99.56

1,512,346

0.44

344,352,604

45.43%

267,165

14.

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company

328,042,062

95.25

16,370,953

4.75

344,413,015

45.44%

204,513

15.

To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors’ remuneration

343,976,002

99.86

467,218

0.14

344,443,220

45.44%

177,081

16.

To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations

330,340,905

95.90

14,126,336

4.10

344,467,241

45.44%

157,530

17.

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

320,330,941

93.00

24,122,944

7.00

344,453,885

45.44%

168,425

18.

To disapply pre-emption rights (Special Resolution)

304,597,968

88.47

39,707,431

11.53

344,305,399

45.42%

305,655

19.

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution)

321,746,466

93.40

22,725,606

6.60

344,472,072

45.44%

144,211

20.

To authorise the Company to call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days’ notice (Special Resolution)

340,500,162

98.86

3,934,927

1.14

344,435,089

45.44%

187,099

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