2022 Results and resolutions

The Company has today posted notice of its Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) to shareholders who elected to continue receiving documents from the Company in hard copy form.

The matters set out in the notice of meeting can be viewed in the copy of the notice here

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2022

In accordance with section 311A of the Companies Act 2006, the Company confirms the following:-

The Company’s issued share capital as at 22 March 2022 consists of:-
1. 142,536,884 ordinary shares of 10.609756p each of which 3,018,203 are held in treasury;
2. 615,562 5.9% cumulative preference shares of £1 each;
3. 498,434 6.6% cumulative preference shares of £1 each; and
4. 21,900 7.5% cumulative preference shares of £1 each.
5. The total number of shares in the Company in respect of which members are entitled to exercise voting rights at the meeting is 139,518,681 votes being holders of the ordinary shares of 10.609756p each.

No members’ statements, members’ resolutions or members’ matters of business have been received by the Company.

22 March 2022

Resolution	Votes For		Against		Withheld
	No of shares	% of shares voted	No of shares	% of shares voted	No of shares
1. To receive financial statements and the reports of the directors and auditors for the year ended 31 December 2021	108,044,898	99.60	431,304	0.40	67,885
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Directors' Remuneration Policy) for the year ended 31 December 2021	102,924,327	94.95	5,476,013	5.05	144,054
3. To declare a final dividend of 56.5 pence per ordinary share	108,381,853	99.87	136,563	0.13	25,978
4. To re-elect R Cirillo as a director	106,616,546	98.25	1,899,216	1.75	28,632
5. To re-elect J P C Ferguson as a director	106,900,365	98.51	1,615,540	1.49	28,489
6. To re-elect S E Foots as a director	108,462,212	99.95	53,259	0.05	28,923
7. To re-elect A M Frew as a director	106,990,976	98.59	1,525,102	1.41	28,316
8. To re-elect H L Ganczakowski as a director	106,802,851	98.48	1,643,577	1.52	97,966
9. To elect J Kim as a director	108,004,945	99.53	511,133	0.47	28,316
10. To re-elect K Layden as a director	103,506,492	95.40	4,985,272	4.60	52,630
11. To re-elect J K Maiden as a director	108,403,111	99.90	112,967	0.10	28,316
12. To elect N Ouzren as a director	108,419,895	99.91	95,385	0.09	29,114
13. To re-elect J Ramsay as a director	102,859,375	94.79	5,654,551	5.21	30,468
14. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company	108,104,701	99.62	408,836	0.38	31,066
15. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration	108,510,739	99.99	7,031	0.01	26,833
16. Political donations	103,865,792	95.70	4,667,346	4.30	11,465
17. To authorise the directors to allot relevant securities up to two thirds of its issued share capital	99,229,899	91.44	9,292,944	8.56	21,551
18. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an aggregate nominal amount of £740,130	106,863,088	98.76	1,344,881	1.24	336,425
19. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities without pre-emptive rights up to an additional aggregate nominal amount of £740,130	105,878,933	97.93	2,234,258	2.07	431,203
20. To authorise market purchase of own shares up to a maximum of 13,951,868 ordinary shares	108,066,536	99.59	447,052	0.41	31,015
21. That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	98,385,275	91.24	9,443,346	8.76	715,982