AGM Statement

RNS Number : 5006L

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

06 May 2010

 



GlaxoSmithKline plc - Result of AGM

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announces that at its Annual General Meeting today, all resolutions, including those electing and re-electing Board members, were passed by shareholders.

GlaxoSmithKline Annual General Meeting Poll Results

The following table shows the votes cast for each resolution:

Resolution		Total votes for*	%	Total votes against	%	Total votes cast	Votes withheld**
1	Adoption of Financial Statements	3,598,418,923	98.82	43,141,670	1.18	3,641,560,593	5,644,370
2	Approval of the Remuneration Report	3,541,237,234	97.79	79,954,611	2.21	3,621,191,845	26,063,218
3	Re - Election of Dr Stephanie Burns	3,623,167,103	99.42	21,029,709	0.58	3,644,196,812	2,994,975
4	Re-election of Julian Heslop	3,614,453,830	99.40	21,794,823	0.60	3,636,248,653	10,945,821
5	Re-election of Sir Deryck Maughan	3,610,735,860	99.09	33,299,858	0.91	3,644,035,718	3,157,277
6	Re-election of Dr Daniel Podolsky	3,611,533,790	99.11	32,510,583	0.89	3,644,044,373	3,147,398
7	Re-election of Sir Robert Wilson	3,610,344,137	99.08	33,643,265	0.92	3,643,987,402	3,191,304
8	Re-appointment of Auditors	3,478,245,182	96.93	110,136,263	3.07	3,588,381,445	58,819,622
9	Remuneration of Auditors	3,564,492,662	98.45	56,106,748	1.55	3,620,599,410	26,616,714
10	To authorise the company to make donations to Political Organisations & incur Political Expenditure	3,542,930,783	97.36	95,902,968	2.64	3,638,833,751	8,442,409
11	Authority to allot shares	3,522,619,757	96.76	118,105,636	3.24	3,640,725,393	6,450,059
12	Disapplication of pre-emption rights***	3,605,918,864	99.14	31,425,913	0.86	3,637,344,777	9,718,766
13	Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares***	3,589,455,513	98.56	52,518,615	1.44	3,641,974,128	5,301,338
14	Exemption from statement of senior statutory auditor's name	3,624,009,356	99.65	12,682,719	0.35	3,636,692,075	10,468,603
15	Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM***	3,367,402,408	92.71	264,960,544	7.29	3,632,362,952	14,848,460
16	Adoption of new Articles of Association***	3,576,628,823	99.44	20,021,827	0.56	3,596,650,650	50,514,919

Notes:

*           Includes discretionary votes.

**         A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

***        Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority

The following table provides further relevant information:

	GlaxoSmithKline's Tenth AGM (2010)	GlaxoSmithKline's Ninth AGM (2009)
Issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares)	5,192,489,588	5,188,385,638
Total votes cast and votes withheld lodged as a % of GSK's issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares)	70.24%	73.50%
Total shareholder population	164,450	170,054
Total number of proxies lodged	11,148	10,580
% of shareholders who lodged proxies	6.78%	6.22%
Number of shareholders,  corporate representatives and proxies who attended the AGM	325	276

S M Bicknell

Company Secretary

6 May 2010

These results will shortly be available on the Company's website www.gsk.com.

Enquiries:

GlaxoSmithKline Enquiries:
UK Media enquiries:	Philip Thomson	[phone]
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	Stephen Rea	[phone]
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	Mary Anne Rhyne	[phone]
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European Analyst/Investor enquiries:	David Mawdsley	[phone]
	Sally Ferguson	[phone]
	Gary Davies	[phone]
US Analyst/ Investor enquiries:	Tom Curry	[phone]
	Jen Hill Baxter	[phone]

 

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