Proposal Mgt rec Vote
Management proposals
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports For For
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For
3a Elect Geraldine Buckingham as Director For For
3b Elect Georges Elhedery as Director For For
3c Elect Kalpana Morparia as Director For For
3d Re-elect Rachel Duan as Director For For
3e Re-elect Dame Carolyn Fairbairn as Director For For
3f Re-elect James Forese as Director For For
3g Re-elect Steven Guggenheimer as Director For For
3h Re-elect Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena as Director For For
3i Re-elect Eileen Murray as Director For For
3j Re-elect David Nish as Director For For
3k Re-elect Noel Quinn as Director For For
3l Re-elect Mark Tucker as Director For For
4 Reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors For For
5 Authorise the Group Audit Committee to Fix Remuneration of Auditors For For
6 Authorise UK Political Donations and Expenditure For For
7 Authorise Issue of Equity For For
8 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights For For
9 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Connection with an Acquisition or Other Capital Investment For For
10 Authorise Directors to Allot Any Repurchased Shares For For
11 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares For For
12 Approve Share Repurchase Contract For For
13 Authorise Issue of Equity in Relation to Contingent Convertible Securities For For
14 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights in Relation to Contingent Convertible Securities For For
15 Authorise the Company to Call General Meeting with Two Weeks' Notice For For
Shareholder proposals
16 Revisit the "State Deduction" Applied to Members of the Post 1974 Section of the Midland Bank Pension Scheme by Introducing a "Safety Net Against Against
17 Devise, Implement and Report Quarterly on a Plan and Strategy Aiming at Increasing Its Value by Structural Reforms Including But Not Limited to Spinning Off, Strategic Reorganisation and Restructuring Its Asia Businesses Against Against
18 Devise and Implement a Long-Term and Stable Dividend Policy Against Against

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