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Annual General Meeting held on 24 July 2014

25 July 2014

Proxy votes

Proxy Votes and Issued Share Capital Details
Description Details
Issued share capital excluding treasury shares: 378,295,115
Proxy votes received from shareholders 271,315,562
Total proxy votes as % of issued share capital 72%

The 2014 Annual General Meeting of Halma plc took place on Thursday 24 July 2014 at the Berkeley Hotel, Wilton Place, London SW1X 7RL. All resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The table below shows the number of proxy votes received prior to the meeting instructing the Chairman to vote as indicated:

Resolution   Votes   Total
For and
Discretion		 % of total
proxies lodged
by resolution		 Poll
Yes/No
1 Report and Accounts For 269,819,489 ) 271,275,194 99.76 No
Discretion 1,455,705 )
Against 28,724 0.01
Withheld 634,294 0.23
Total 271,938,212 100.00
2 Declaration of final dividend For 269,840,536 ) 271,297,027 99.76 No
Discretion 1,456,491 )
Against 144 0.00
Withheld 641,041 0.24
Total 271,938,212 100.00
3 Remuneration Policy For 260,221,852 ) 261,662,093 96.22 No
Discretion 1,440,241 )
Against 2,751,401 1.01
Withheld 7,524,717 2.77
Total 271,938,211 100.00
4 Remuneration Report For 267,417,777 ) 268,861,782 98.87 No
Discretion 1,444,005 )
Against 728,429 0.27
Withheld 2,348,001 0.86
Total 271,938,212 100.00
5 Re-election: Paul Walker For 250,460,612 ) 261,921,324 92.64 No
Discretion 1,460,712 )
Against 19,356,486 7.12
Withheld 660,401 0.24
Total 271,938,211 100.00
6 Re-election: Andrew Williams For 260,424,013 ) 261,880,221 96.30 No
Discretion 1,456,208 )
Against 9,429,387 3.47
Withheld 628,604 0.23
Total 271,938,212 100.00
7 Re-election: Kevin Thompson For 267,179,409 ) 268,640,267 98.79 No
Discretion 1,460,858 )
Against 2,671,341 0.98
Withheld 626,604 0.23
Total 271,938,212 100.00
8 Re-election: Stephen Pettit For 252,796,192 ) 254,262,466 93.50 No
Discretion 1,466,274 )
Against 17,003,860 6.25
Withheld 671,885 0.25
Total 271,938,212 100.00
9 Re-election: Neil Quinn For 267,042,902 ) 268,502,089 98.74 No
Discretion 1,459,187 )
Against 2,751,896 1.01
Withheld 684,227 0.25
Total 271,938,212
 100.00
10 Re-election: Jane Aikman For 268,503,546 ) 269,964,404 99.28 No
Discretion 1,460,858 )
Against 1,261,551 0.46
Withheld 712,255 0.26
Total 271,938,212
 100.00
11 Re-election: Adam Meyers For 267,071,780 ) 268,557,761 98.76 No
Discretion 1,485,981 )
Against 2,751,847 1.01
Withheld 628,604 0.23
Total 271,938,212
 100.00
12 Re-election: Daniela Barone Soares For 266,836,813 ) 268,322,772 99.53 No
Discretion 1,485,959 )
Against 619,441 0.23
Withheld 645,456 0.24
Total 269,587,669
 100.00
13 Re-appointment of Auditor For 269,784,812 ) 271,245,670 99.74 No
Discretion 1,460,858 )
Against 46,942 0.02
Withheld 645,456 0.24
Total 271,938,068
 100.00
14 Remuneration of Auditor For 269,798,379 ) 271,258,584 99.75 No
Discretion 1,460,205 )
Against 34,377 0.01
Withheld 645,251 0.24
Total 271,938,212
 100.00
15 Authority to allot shares For 267,408,425 ) 268,874,749 98.87 No
Discretion 1,466,324 )
Against 2,384,150 0.88
Withheld 679,313 0.25
Total 271,938,212
 100.00
16 Disapplication of pre-emption rights For 269,404,479 ) 270,864,191 99.60 No
Discretion 1,459,712 )
Against 396,042 0.15
Withheld 677,979 0.25
Total 271,938,212
 100.00
17 Authority to purchase own shares For 269,625,777 ) 271,080,332 99.69 No
Discretion 1,454,555 )
Against 199,580 0.07
Withheld 658,300 0.24
Total 271,938,212
 100.00
18 Notice of general meetings For 251,772,417 ) 253,213,276 93.11 No
Discretion 1,440,859 )
Against 18,102,286 6.66
Withheld 622,649 0.23
Total 271,938,212
 100.00
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