Result of AGM
GlaxoSmithKline PLC
25 May 2005
Issued - Wednesday 25th May 2005, 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.
GlaxoSmithKline Annual General Meeting Poll Results
The following table shows the votes cast for each resolution:
Resolution Total votes for % Total votes % Total votes Abstentions**
* against cast
01 Adoption of Financial 3,906,841,624 98.79% 47,758,594 1.21% 3,954,600,218 175,150,362
Statements
02 Approval of the 3,800,433,274 95.40% 183,067,146 4.60% 3,983,500,420 146,250,160
Remuneration
Report
03 Election of Sir 4,099,468,431 99.62% 15,431,801 0.38% 4,114,900,232 14,850,348
Christopher Gent
04 Election of Sir Deryck 4,104,142,353 99.75% 10,428,930 0.25% 4,114,571,283 15,179,297
Maughan
05 Election of Mr J Heslop 4,100,614,116 99.66% 14,129,375 0.34% 4,114,743,491 15,007,089
06 Re-election of Dr J-P 4,099,153,866 99.61% 15,882,823 0.39% 4,115,036,689 14,713,891
Garnier
07 Re-election of Sir Ian 4,103,392,185 99.73% 11,267,847 0.27% 4,114,660,032 15,090,548
Prosser
08 Re-election of Dr R 4,103,662,925 99.74% 10,802,992 0.26% 4,114,465,917 15,284,663
Schmitz
09 Re-election of Dr L 4,096,777,184 99.57% 17,647,353 0.43% 4,114,424,537 15,326,043
Shapiro
10 Re-appointment of 4,055,015,241 99.48% 21,364,410 0.52% 4,076,379,651 53,370,929
Auditors
11 Remuneration of Auditors 4,098,763,019 99.62% 15,675,183 0.38% 4,114,438,202 15,312,378
12 Autrhorise donations to 4,024,458,274 98.08% 78,854,300 1.92% 4,103,312,574 26,438,006
EU Political
Organisations & incur EU
Political
Expenditure
13 Disapplication of 4,067,878,763 99.05% 39,147,397 0.95% 4,107,026,160 22,724,420
pre-emption
rights***
14 Authority for the Company 4,106,321,241 99.80% 8,129,177 0.20% 4,114,450,418 15,300,162
to
purchase its own shares***
15 Insertion of new Articles 4,088,185,649 99.84% 6,721,259 0.16% 4,094,906,908 34,843,672
48A into
the Articles of
Association***
16 Deletion of Article 154.2 4,087,140,974 99.79% 8,426,154 0.21% 4,095,567,128 34,183,452
of the
Articles of Association***
17 Amendment to Article 81 4,090,361,524 99.88% 5,032,818 0.12% 4,095,394,342 34,356,238
of the
Articles of Association***
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
Fifth AGM (2005) Fourth AGM (2004)
Issued share capital 5,852,415,354 5,921,564,431
(excluding Treasury Shares)
Total votes cast and abstentions lodged as a % of 70.56% 66.75%
GSK's issued share capital (excluding Treasury
Shares).
Total shareholder population. 209,029 230,939
Total number of proxies lodged. 16,156 17,400
% of shareholders who lodged proxies. 7.73% 7.53%
Number of shareholders, corporate representatives 286 349
and proxies who attended the AGM
S M Bicknell
Company Secretary
25th May 2005
These results will shortly be available on the Company's website www.gsk.com.
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