Resolution
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Votes
For
|
% of Votes Cast
|
Votes
Against
|
% of Votes Cast
|
Votes Cast as % of Issued Share Capital
|
Votes
Withheld
|
|
1
|
Receive the report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2012
|
52,856,646,325
|
99.97
|
15,003,168
|
0.03
|
74.34
|
132,823,937
|
2
|
Approval of the directors' remuneration report
|
46,949,370,191
|
95.91
|
2,003,239,680
|
4.09
|
68.83
|
4,051,622,748
|
3
|
Election of Lord Blackwell
|
52,807,249,347
|
99.89
|
59,403,660
|
0.11
|
74.34
|
137,183,660
|
4
|
Election of Ms C J Fairbairn
|
52,586,446,211
|
99.87
|
70,936,511
|
0.13
|
74.04
|
346,491,237
|
5
|
Election of Mr N L Luff
|
52,787,192,427
|
99.85
|
79,608,681
|
0.15
|
74.34
|
136,789,552
|
6
|
Re-election of Sir Winfried Bischoff
|
52,204,247,925
|
98.74
|
664,196,462
|
1.26
|
74.34
|
135,541,799
|
7
|
Re-election of Mr M G Culmer
|
52,769,734,076
|
99.81
|
99,153,706
|
0.19
|
74.34
|
134,972,553
|
8
|
Re-election of Ms A M Frew
|
52,744,593,021
|
99.77
|
124,054,612
|
0.23
|
74.34
|
135,222,474
|
9
|
Re-election of Mr A Horta-Osório
|
52,763,217,978
|
99.79
|
108,756,490
|
0.21
|
74.34
|
132,098,376
|
10
|
Re-election of Mr D L Roberts
|
52,748,132,444
|
99.77
|
120,903,073
|
0.23
|
74.34
|
134,701,491
|
11
|
Re-election of Mr A Watson
|
52,462,927,661
|
99.63
|
194,152,230
|
0.37
|
74.04
|
345,972,544
|
12
|
Re-election of Ms S V Weller
|
52,765,369,233
|
99.80
|
103,645,157
|
0.20
|
74.34
|
134,402,651
|
13
|
Re-appointment of the auditors
|
52,211,436,732
|
99.30
|
370,564,778
|
0.70
|
73.94
|
421,908,751
|
14
|
Authority to set the remuneration of the auditors
|
52,548,493,012
|
99.38
|
326,977,439
|
0.62
|
74.35
|
128,220,222
|
15
|
Authority to make political donations or to incur political expenditure
|
52,322,331,425
|
98.98
|
539,474,519
|
1.02
|
74.33
|
142,343,700
|
16
|
Directors' authority to allot shares
|
51,839,349,322
|
98.07
|
1,020,584,286
|
1.93
|
74.33
|
143,724,698
|
17
|
Limited disapplication of pre-emption rights
|
52,342,646,059
|
99.44
|
294,361,059
|
0.56
|
74.01
|
365,416,314
|
18
|
Authority to purchase own ordinary shares
|
52,815,827,406
|
99.89
|
58,104,862
|
0.11
|
74.35
|
129,424,707
|
19
|
Authority to purchase own existing preference shares
|
52,667,936,869
|
99.63
|
195,505,045
|
0.37
|
74.33
|
139,791,775
|
20
|
Notice period for general meetings
|
50,559,834,469
|
95.62
|
2,313,278,566
|
4.38
|
74.35
|
129,972,678
|