AGM Poll Results
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
17 May 2004
Issued - Monday 17th May 2004, London - LSE Announcement
GlaxoSmithKline plc - Results of AGM
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announces that at today's Annual General Meeting all
resolutions, including those electing and re-electing Board members, were passed
by shareholders.
Commenting on the results Sir Christopher Hogg, Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline said
"I'm very pleased that all the resolutions have been passed by such a
substantial majority."
GlaxoSmithKline Annual General Meeting Poll Results
The following table shows the votes cast for each resolution:
% Total votes % Total votes cast Abstentions**
Resolution Total votes for* against
1. Adoption of 3,772,569,153 98.61 53,133,367 1.39 3,825,702,520 126,825,561
Financial
Statements
2. Approval of the 3,256,510,243 89.49 382,337,135 10.51 3,638,847,378 314,504,441
Remuneration
Report
3. Election of Mr H 3,915,556,226 99.46 21,302,704 0.54 3,936,858,930 15,669,151
L Culp
4. Election of Mr C 3,915,875,382 99.46 21,323,427 0.54 3,937,198,809 15,329,272
Davis
5. Election of Sir 3,916,386,157 99.45 21,552,354 0.55 3,937,938,511 14,589,570
Robert Wilson
6. Election of Dr T 3,861,633,390 99.33 26,051,285 0.67 3,887,684,675 64,843,406
Yamada
7. Re-election of 3,876,671,124 98.83 45,713,506 1.17 3,922,384,630 30,143,451
Sir Christopher
Hogg
8. Re-appointment of 3,758,892,246 99.32 25,819,263 0.68 3,784,711,509 167,816,572
Auditors
9. Remuneration of 3,918,517,277 99.48 20,305,032 0.52 3,938,822,309 13,705,772
Auditors
10. Authorise 3,843,373,653 97.99 78,986,180 2.01 3,922,359,833 30,168,248
donations to EU
Political
Organisations &
incur EU
Political
Expenditure
11. Disapplication of 3,904,964,468 99.00 39,246,915 1.00 3,944,211,383 8,316,698
pre-emption
rights***
12. Authority for the 3,882,768,808 99.45 21,328,838 0.55 3,904,097,646 48,430,435
Company to
purchase its own
shares***
Notes:
* Includes discretionary votes.
** An abstention is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or
"Against" a resolution.
*** Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority
The following table provides further relevant information:
GlaxoSmithKline's GlaxoSmithKline's
Fourth AGM (2004) Third AGM (2003)
Issued share capital 5,921,564,431 6,001,763,774
(excluding Treasury Shares)
Total votes cast and abstentions lodged as a % of GSK's issued share 66.75% 63.23%
capital (excluding Treasury Shares).
Total shareholder population. 230,939 241,420
Total number of proxies lodged. 17,400 18,560
% of shareholders who lodged proxies. 7.53% 7.69%
Number of shareholders, corporate representatives and proxies who 349 532
attended the AGM
S M Bicknell
Company Secretary
17th May 2004
These results will shortly be available on the Company's website www.gsk.com.
Enquiries:
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