Proposal Mgt rec Vote
Management proposals
1 Accept Financial Statements and Statutory Reports For For
2 Approve Remuneration Report For For
3 Re-elect Bob Dudley as Director For For
4 Re-elect Iain Conn as Director For For
5 Re-elect Dr Brian Gilvary as Director For For
6 Re-elect Paul Anderson as Director For For
7 Re-elect Frank Bowman as Director For For
8 Re-elect Antony Burgmans as Director For For
9 Re-elect Cynthia Carroll as Director For For
10 Re-elect George David as Director For For
11 Re-elect Ian Davis as Director For For
12 Re-elect Dame Ann Dowling as Director For For
13 Re-elect Brendan Nelson as Director For For
14 Re-elect Phuthuma Nhleko as Director For For
15 Re-elect Andrew Shilston as Director For For
16 Re-elect Carl-Henric Svanberg as Director For For
17 Reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and Authorise Their Remuneration For For
18 Authorise Market Purchase of Ordinary Shares For For
19 Authorise Issue of Equity with Pre-emptive Rights For For
20 Authorise Issue of Equity without Pre-emptive Rights For For
21 Authorise the Company to Call EGM with Two Weeks' Notice For For

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