Voting results of the 2026 AGM (voting results 2026 agm)

Description of Resolution

Votes For

% of Votes cast

Votes Against

% of Votes cast

Total

% of issued share capital

Votes Withheld

*

1

To receive and consider the Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2025.

736,152,366

99.98%

137,367

0.02%

736,289,733

73.14%

673,830

2

To receive and approve the

Directors' Remuneration report.

732,680,207

99.46%

4,011,283

0.54%

736,691,490

73.18%

272,063

3

To receive and approve the

Directors' Remuneration Policy.

729,251,311

98.99%

7,417,717

1.01%

736,669,028

73.18%

294,525

4

To declare and approve a Final dividend of 28.05 pence per ordinary share.

735,938,330

99.87%

928,142

0.13%

736,866,472

73.20%

97,081

5

To elect Siobhan Boylan as a Director of the Company.

733,928,091

99.62%

2,769,063

0.38%

736,697,154

73.18%

266,399

6

To re-elect Andy Briggs as a Director of the Company.

733,956,172

99.62%

2,815,899

0.38%

736,772,071

73.19%

191,482

7

To re-elect Eleanor Bucks as a Director of the Company.

736,146,876

99.92%

603,686

0.08%

736,750,562

73.19%

212,991

8

To elect Karin Cook as a Director of the Company.

736,356,689

99.95%

362,530

0.05%

736,719,219

73.18%

244,334

9

To re-elect Sherry Coutu as a Director of the Company.

729,669,590

99.04%

7,072,255

0.96%

736,741,845

73.19%

221,708

10

To re-elect Karen Green as a Director of the Company.

729,267,764

99.02%

7,249,420

0.98%

736,517,184

73.16%

446,369

11

To re-elect Mark Gregory as a Director of the Company.

730,148,452

99.11%

6,586,172

0.89%

736,734,624

73.19%

228,929

12

To re-elect Hiroyuki Iioka as a Director of the Company.

733,706,677

99.59%

3,027,389

0.41%

736,734,066

73.19%

229,487

13

To re-elect Sir Nicholas Lyons as a Director of the Company.

729,621,833

99.03%

7,140,731

0.97%

736,762,564

73.19%

200,989

14

To re-elect Katie Murray as a Director of the Company.

730,351,833

99.13%

6,393,791

0.87%

736,745,624

73.19%

217,929

15

To re-elect Nicolaos Nicandrou as a Director of the Company.

733,760,751

99.59%

2,986,352

0.41%

736,747,103

73.19%

216,450

16

To re-elect Maggie Semple as a Director of the Company.

736,143,478

99.92%

597,582

0.08%

736,741,060

73.19%

222,493

17

To re-appoint KPMG LLP as the Company's Auditor until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid.

736,170,740

99.92%

597,843

0.08%

736,768,583

73.19%

194,970

18

To authorise the Directors to

agree the Auditor's remuneration.

736,507,131

99.96%

295,441

0.04%

736,802,572

73.19%

160,981

19

To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations and to incur political expenditure.

731,036,194

99.54%

3,382,218

0.46%

734,418,412

72.96%

2,545,141

20

To authorise the Directors to allot shares.

725,293,068

98.44%

11,505,388

1.56%

736,798,456

73.19%

165,097

21

To approve the Standard Life Incentive Plan.

731,268,065

99.27%

5,383,362

0.73%

736,651,427

73.18%

312,126

22

To approve the Deferred Bonus Share Plan.

734,557,648

99.72%

2,090,227

0.28%

736,647,875

73.18%

315,678

23

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights (special resolution).

726,349,553

98.60%

10,334,556

1.40%

736,684,109

73.18%

279,444

24

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights for an acquisition or other capital investment (special resolution).

717,633,593

97.41%

19,092,705

2.59%

736,726,298

73.19%

237,255

25

To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares (special resolution).

736,433,001

99.96%

327,244

0.04%

736,760,245

73.19%

203,308

26

To authorise not less than 14 clear days' notice for general meetings (special resolution).

719,358,625

97.63%

17,457,677

2.37%

736,816,302

73.19%

147,251