Result of AGM

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Resolution	Votes For ²		Votes Against		Total Votes (excluding Votes Withheld)	Votes Withheld ¹
Resolution	Votes	%	Votes	%	Total Votes (excluding Votes Withheld)	Shares
1. To receive and adopt the Accounts, the Directors' Report, the Strategic Report and the Auditor's Report thereon, and the auditable part of the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 July 2025.	91,038,522	99.99	2,871	0.01	91,041,393	57,122
2. To approve the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 July 2025.	87,998,028	96.60	3,097,308	3.40	91,095,336	3,179
3. To approve the Remuneration Policy.	88,268,442	96.90	2,823,307	3.10	91,091,749	6,766
4. To declare a final dividend of 49.0p per ordinary share.	91,094,965	99.99	2,873	0.01	91,097,838	677
5. To re-elect Mr J Tutte as a director of the Company.	84,644,552	92.92	6,452,376	7.08	91,096,928	1,587
6. To re-elect Mr J M Honeyman as a director of the Company.	90,708,294	99.57	388,589	0.43	91,096,883	1,632
7. To re-elect Mr S Doherty as a director of the Company.	90,423,974	99.26	672,909	0.74	91,096,883	1,632
8. To re-elect Mr S Scougall as a director of the Company.	90,707,413	99.57	388,574	0.43	91,095,987	2,528
9. To re-elect Ms J Caseberry as a director of the Company.	86,935,198	95.43	4,161,730	4.57	91,096,928	1,587
10. To re-elect Mr I McHoul as a director of the Company.	90,233,271	99.05	863,587	0.95	91,096,858	1,657
11. To re-elect Ms S Whitney as a director of the Company.	90,238,427	99.06	857,001	0.94	91,095,428	3,087
12. To re-elect Ms C Davis as a director of the Company.	90,194,763	99.01	900,550	0.99	91,095,313	3,202
13. To elect Ms G Barr as a director of the Company.	91,088,109	99.99	7,595	0.01	91,095,704	2,811
14. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the auditor of the Company.	90,180,533	99.99	10,145	0.01	90,190,678	907,837
15. To authorise the Audit Committee to agree the auditor's remuneration.	90,887,611	99.77	210,006	0.23	91,097,617	898
16. To authorise the directors to allot shares.	90,097,675	98.90	999,437	1.10	91,097,112	1,403
17. Subject to the approval of Resolution 16, to exclude the application of pre-emption rights to the allotment of equity securities.³	88,600,205	97.26	2,496,859	2.74	91,097,064	1,451
18. Subject to the approval of Resolution 16 to further exclude the application of pre-emption rights to the allotment of equity securities (in connection with acquisitions and specified capital investments).³	81,911,208	89.99	9,116,019	10.01	91,027,227	71,288
19. To authorise market purchases of the Company's own ordinary shares.³	90,865,911	99.97	25,336	0.03	90,891,247	207,268
20. To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days' notice.³	89,585,490	98.34	1,511,645	1.66	91,097,135	1,380
21. To adopt the new Articles of Association.³	91,080,807	99.98	15,784	0.02	91,096,591	1,924

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