Results of the 2023 Annual General Meeting

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		Votes for	%	Votes against	%	Total votes cast	% of ISC voted	Votes withheld
1.	To receive the report and accounts	240,585,713	98.74%	3,066,488	1.26%	243,652,201	77.72	173,178
2.	To approve the directors' remuneration report (other than the directors' remuneration policy) for the year ended 31 May 2023	206,893,530	84.86%	36,926,077	15.14%	243,819,607	77.78	5,772
3.	To declare a final dividend of 3.15p per share	243,790,017	99.99%	32,494	0.01%	243,822,511	77.78	2,868
4.	To re-appoint KPMG as auditor	240,751,145	98.74%	3,071,366	1.26%	243,822,511	77.78	2,868
5.	To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration	243,751,972	99.98%	50,836	0.02%	243,802,808	77.77	22,571
6.	To re-elect Mike Maddison as a Director	240,342,118	99.94%	154,829	0.06%	240,496,947	76.72	3,328,432
7.	To re-elect Chris Stone as a Director	234,888,736	96.34%	8,912,341	3.66%	243,801,077	77.77	24,302
8.	To elect Julie Chakraverty as a Director	238,583,524	99.20%	1,917,423	0.80%	240,500,947	76.72	3,324,432
9.	To re-elect Jennifer Duvalier as a Director	216,486,945	90.01%	24,015,086	9.99%	240,502,031	76.72	3,323,348
10.	To re-elect Mike Ettling as a Director	231,760,465	96.37%	8,738,482	3.63%	240,498,947	76.72	3,326,432
11.	To elect Guy Ellis as a Director	240,373,427	99.95%	127,520	0.05%	240,500,947	76.72	3,324,432
12.	To re-elect Lynn Fordham as a Director	238,590,963	99.21%	1,911,068	0.79%	240,502,031	76.72	3,323,348
13.	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	205,737,191	84.38%	38,085,542	15.62%	243,822,733	77.78	2,646
14.	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights up to 5% of the issue share capital	226,801,464	93.04%	16,969,951	6.96%	243,771,415	77.76	53,964
15.	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for an additional 5% in relation to an acquisition or capital investment	223,486,486	91.68%	20,284,929	8.32%	243,771,415	77.76	53,964
16.	To authorise the purchase of own shares pursuant to s.701 of the Companies Act 2006	237,307,446	97.38%	6,376,892	2.62%	243,684,338	77.73	141,041
17.	To reduce the notice period required for General Meetings	228,268,656	93.62%	15,547,059	6.38%	243,815,715	77.77	9,664
18.	To authorise the making of political donations and incurring political expenditure	192,506,941	79.00%	51,170,949	21.00%	243,677,890	77.73	147,489

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