Result of 2025 AGM

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Resolutions	Votes For ¹	%	Votes Against	%	Total Votes	% of Issued Share Capital Voted	Votes Withheld ²
1. To receive the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025	49,707,068	99.94	29,622	0.06	49,736,690	71.20%	349,510
2. To approve the directors’ remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2025	47,975,960	95.81	2,098,763	4.19	50,074,723	71.69%	11,477
3. To declare a final dividend of 19.6 pence per ordinary share of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025	50,062,646	99.96	21,994	0.04	50,084,640	71.70%	1,560
4. To re-elect Giles Kerr as a director of the Company	47,200,070	94.26	2,874,191	5.74	50,074,261	71.69%	11,939
5. To re-elect Nick Wiles as a director of the Company	50,046,971	99.95	24,517	0.05	50,071,488	71.68%	14,712
6. To re-elect Rob Harding as a director of the Company	50,047,387	99.95	24,621	0.05	50,072,008	71.68%	14,192
7. To re-elect Rakesh Sharma as a director of the Company	49,010,522	97.88	1,061,486	2.12	50,072,008	71.68%	14,192
8. To re-elect Ben Wishart as a director of the Company	47,242,732	94.35	2,830,808	5.65	50,073,540	71.68%	12,660
9. To re-elect Rosie Shapland as a director of the Company	48,803,571	97.47	1,268,355	2.53	50,071,926	71.68%	14,274
10. To re-elect Lan Tu as a director of the Company	49,079,772	98.02	992,865	1.98	50,072,637	71.68%	13,563
11. To confirm the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company	49,963,206	99.77	114,941	0.23	50,078,147	71.69%	8,053
12. To authorise the directors to determine the auditor’s remuneration	50,062,486	99.97	12,671	0.03	50,075,157	71.69%	11,043
13. To authorise the company to make political donations	48,928,814	97.78	1,110,831	2.22	50,039,645	71.64%	46,555
14. To authorise the company to allot shares	49,014,797	97.87	1,064,238	2.13	50,079,035	71.69%	7,165
15. To dis-apply general statutory pre-emption rights³	49,086,964	98.01	995,552	1.99	50,082,516	71.70%	3,684
16. To dis-apply additional statutory pre-emption rights³	48,873,082	97.59	1,209,307	2.41	50,082,389	71.70%	3,811
17. To authorise the company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares up to 5% of the issued share capital³	47,079,123	94.09	2,954,511	5.91	50,033,634	71.63%	52,566
18. To allow a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) to be called on 14 days’ notice³	49,669,328	99.18	410,465	0.82	50,079,793	71.69%	6,407

Resolutions	Votes For ¹	%	Votes Against	%	Total Votes	% of Issued Share Capital Voted	Votes Withheld²
7. To re-elect Rakesh Sharma as a director of the Company	32,871,415	96.87	1,061,486	3.13	33,932,901	69.65%	14,192
8. To re-elect Ben Wishart as a director of the Company	31,103,625	91.66	2,830,808	8.34	33,934,433	69.66%	12,660
9. To re-elect Rosie Shapland as a director of the Company	32,664,464	96.26	1,268,355	3.74	33,932,819	69.65%	14,274
10. To re-elect Lan Tu as a director of the Company	32,940,665	97.07	992,865	2.93	33,933,530	69.65%	13,563

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