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Resolution
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For
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Against
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Total
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Withheld
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|
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No. of Votes
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% of Vote
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No. of Votes
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% of Vote
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No. of Votes
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No. of Votes
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1. To receive the reports of the Directors and auditors and the audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended 30 September 2023
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961,473,624
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99.98
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172,313
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0.02
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961,645,937
|
14,007,015
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|
2. To approve the Directors' remuneration report as set out in the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2023
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946,316,042
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97.57
|
23,574,446
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2.43
|
969,890,488
|
5,784,851
|
|
3. To declare a final dividend of 2p per ordinary share in the Company in respect of the year ended 30 September 2023
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975,221,492
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99.97
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265,223
|
0.03
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975,486,715
|
189,275
|
|
4. To re-elect Clifford Abrahams as a Director of the Company
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953,908,211
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97.81
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21,328,389
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2.19
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975,236,600
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434,082
|
|
5. To re-elect David Bennett as a Director of the Company
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947,624,100
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98.02
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19,121,461
|
1.98
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966,745,561
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8,925,382
|
|
6. To elect Lucinda Charles-Jones as a Director of the Company
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974,101,239
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99.90
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987,159
|
0.10
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975,088,398
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582,338
|
|
7. To re-elect David Duffy as a Director of the Company
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974,140,865
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99.90
|
998,539
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0.10
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975,139,404
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532,743
|
|
8. To re-elect Geeta Gopalan as a Director of the Company
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959,426,010
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98.38
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15,806,493
|
1.62
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975,232,503
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439,644
|
|
9. To re-elect Elena Novokreshchenova as a Director of the Company
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965,057,664
|
98.96
|
10,168,546
|
1.04
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975,226,210
|
445,942
|
|
10. To re-elect Darren Pope as a Director of the Company
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964,953,298
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98.95
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10,247,274
|
1.05
|
975,200,572
|
464,059
|
|
11. To re-elect Tim Wade as a Director of the Company
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965,139,973
|
98.97
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10,072,266
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1.03
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975,212,239
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460,268
|
|
12. To re-elect Sara Weller CBE as a Director of the Company
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952,772,867
|
97.70
|
22,448,519
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2.30
|
975,221,386
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450,176
|
|
13. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company
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965,957,858
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99.05
|
9,287,087
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0.95
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975,244,945
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428,597
|
|
14. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors
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974,865,975
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99.95
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532,784
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0.05
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975,398,759
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275,097
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|
15. To authorise the Directors to allot shares
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906,811,546
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92.98
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68,447,534
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7.02
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975,259,080
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413,224
|
|
16. To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of 5% of the Company's issued share capital
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920,448,241
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94.39
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54,742,078
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5.61
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975,190,319
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480,459
|
|
17. To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of an additional 5% of the Company's issued share capital
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911,335,914
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93.45
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63,827,597
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6.55
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975,163,511
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489,639
|
|
18. To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities in connection with AT1 Securities
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964,145,909
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98.90
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10,725,942
|
1.10
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974,871,851
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797,635
|
|
19. To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights in respect of any issue of further AT1 Securities
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964,612,038
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98.94
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10,314,009
|
1.06
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974,926,047
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744,085
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20. To permit the Company to purchase its own shares
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964,415,778
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98.90
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10,771,420
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1.10
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975,187,198
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476,619
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21. To permit the Company to enter into a contingent purchase contract between the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited (Citi) for the purchase by Citi, at the direction of the Company, of CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs)
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964,606,562
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98.93
|
10,392,693
|
1.07
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974,999,255
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651,469
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22. To permit the Company to enter into a contingent purchase contract between the Company and Goldman Sachs International (Goldman Sachs) for the purchase by Goldman Sachs, at the direction of the Company, of CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs)
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964,573,141
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98.93
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10,414,417
|
1.07
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974,987,558
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681,156
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23. To permit the Company to enter into a contingent purchase contract between the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities Australia Limited (J.P. Morgan) for the purchase by J.P. Morgan, at the direction of the Company, of CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs)
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964,497,310
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98.92
|
10,490,608
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1.08
|
974,987,918
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684,178
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24. To permit the Company to enter into a contingent purchase contract between the Company and Morgan Stanley Australia Securities Limited (Morgan Stanley) for the purchase by Morgan Stanley, at the direction of the Company, of CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs)
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964,491,759
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98.93
|
10,409,450
|
1.07
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974,901,209
|
681,548
|
|
25. To permit the Company to enter into a contingent purchase contract between the Company and UBS AG London Branch (UBS) for the purchase by UBS, at the direction of the Company, of CHESS Depositary Interests (CDIs)
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964,469,863
|
98.93
|
10,418,695
|
1.07
|
974,888,558
|
692,315
|
|
26. To authorise the Company to make political donations and incur political expenditure
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914,060,546
|
93.74
|
61,025,979
|
6.26
|
975,086,525
|
478,320
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