Result of General Meeting

RNS Number : 0991N

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

03 May 2018

GlaxoSmithKline plc

GlaxoSmithKline plc ('GSK') announces that at its General Meeting today, the sole resolution was passed by shareholders. The full text of the resolution is contained in the Circular to Shareholders and Notice of General Meeting which is available on the GSK website at www.gsk.com.

GSK General Meeting Poll Results

The following table shows the total number of votes cast for the resolution:

Resolution		Total votes for^*	%	Total votes against	%	Total votes cast	Votes withheld^**
1	To approve the buyout of Novartis' interest in GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings Limited for the purposes of Chapter 11 of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority	3,886,722,476	99.96	1,682,767	0.04	3,888,405,243	21,712,896

Notes:

*	Includes discretionary votes.
**	A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.

The above poll results will shortly be available on the company's website at www.gsk.com.In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolution will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will in due course be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

The following table provides further relevant information:

	General Meeting
Issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares)	4,959,302,644
Total votes cast and votes withheld lodged as a % of GSK's issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares)	78.84%
Total shareholder population	112,326
Total number of proxies lodged	7,976
% of shareholders who lodged proxies	7.10%
Number of shareholders, corporate representatives and proxies who attended the General Meeting.	415