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GlaxoSmithKline PLC AGM Information 2025

May 7, 2025

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GSK PLC

07 May 2025

GSK plc

Results of 25th Annual General Meeting

GSK plc ('GSK') held a hybrid Annual General Meeting ('AGM') at 2.30pm on Wednesday 7 May 2025 at The Landmark London, 222 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 6JQ. Shareholders were able to join the meeting in person or virtually via the Lumi AGM website and Zoom.

All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the meeting.

All 25 resolutions were passed and decided upon by a poll. The table below shows the results for each resolution. The full text of the resolutions is contained in the Notice of AGM published on 24 March 2025, which is available on GSK's website at www.gsk.com .

Resolution Total votes for (1)(2) % Total votes against (2) % Total votes cast % of Issued Share Capital voted (3) Votes withheld (4)
1 Receive and adopt the 2024 Annual Report 3,031,647,740 99.82 5,472,209 0.18 3,037,119,949 73.91% 12,204,390
2 Approve the Annual report on remuneration 2,810,183,626 92.46 229,176,108 7.54 3,039,359,734 73.97% 9,979,421
3 Approve the Remuneration policy 2,786,567,742 93.10 206,384,696 6.90 2,992,952,438 72.84% 56,376,703
4 Election of Dr Gavin Screaton 3,040,206,238 99.89 3,385,136 0.11 3,043,591,374 74.07% 5,719,426
5 Re-election of Sir Jonathan Symonds 2,947,917,394 98.40 48,075,530 1.60 2,995,992,924 72.91% 53,319,043
6 Re-election of Dame Emma Walmsley 3,038,248,728 99.82 5,613,533 0.18 3,043,862,261 74.08% 5,444,311
7 Re-election of Julie Brown 3,034,344,765 99.69 9,515,889 0.31 3,043,860,654 74.08% 5,460,463
8 Re-election of Elizabeth McKee Anderson 2,941,679,748 96.64 102,161,424 3.36 3,043,841,172 74.08% 5,465,676
9 Re-election of Charles Bancroft 2,956,308,387 97.13 87,450,752 2.87 3,043,759,139 74.07% 5,553,709
10 Re-election of Dr Hal Barron 3,039,339,475 99.85 4,466,176 0.15 3,043,805,651 74.08% 5,489,801
11 Re-election of Dr Anne Beal 2,955,431,838 97.09 88,492,673 2.91 3,043,924,511 74.08% 5,388,566
12 Re-election of Wendy Becker 2,933,164,994 96.36 110,745,350 3.64 3,043,910,344 74.08% 5,400,009
13 Re-election of Dr Harry C Dietz 3,039,383,688 99.86 4,369,000 0.14 3,043,752,688 74.07% 5,560,851
14 Re-election of Dr Jeannie Lee 3,039,577,387 99.86 4,161,377 0.14 3,043,738,764 74.07% 5,574,652
15 Re-election of Dr Vishal Sikka 3,038,858,707 99.84 4,756,490 0.16 3,043,615,197 74.07% 5,688,803
16 Re-appointment of the auditor 3,025,673,462 99.89 3,223,574 0.11 3,028,897,036 73.71% 20,430,064
17 Remuneration of the auditor 3,039,931,435 99.88 3,782,302 0.12 3,043,713,737 74.07% 5,591,584
18 Authority for the company to make donations to political organisations and incur political expenditure 2,946,755,927 99.01 29,581,561 0.99 2,976,337,488 72.43% 72,977,673
19 Authority to allot shares 2,899,903,495 95.30 143,133,156 4.70 3,043,036,651 74.06% 6,282,441
20 Disapplication of pre-emption rights - general power (5) 2,941,521,597 96.72 99,811,731 3.28 3,041,333,328 74.02% 7,942,085
21 Disapplication of pre-emption rights - in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment (5) 2,962,038,875 97.39 79,351,038 2.61 3,041,389,913 74.02% 7,904,048
22 Authority for the company to purchase its own shares (5) 3,036,538,826 99.83 5,280,936 0.17 3,041,819,762 74.03% 7,499,989
23 Exemption from statement of senior statutory auditor's name 3,022,840,749 99.74 7,951,051 0.26 3,030,791,800 73.76% 18,502,136
24 Authority for reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM (5) 2,863,892,275 94.11 179,242,127 5.89 3,043,134,402 74.06% 6,172,307
25 Approve the adoption of the GSK Share Value Plan 2,972,805,515 99.56 13,033,137 0.44 2,985,838,652 72.67% 63,503,752

Notes:

(1)      The "for" votes include those giving the Chair discretion.

(2)      Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of the total votes cast.

(3)      The Company's issued share capital as at 2 May 2025 consisted of 4,109,037,095 shares of 31 ¼ pence each ('Ordinary Shares') excluding Ordinary Shares held in Treasury. Every shareholder has one vote for every Ordinary Share held.

(4)    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.

(5)      Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority of votes cast.

The following table provides further information on participation in the AGM:

GSK's 25th AGM

(Hybrid meeting)

(2025)
GSK's 24th AGM

(Hybrid meeting)

(2024)
Issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares) 4,109,037,095 4,314,108,510
Total votes cast and votes withheld lodged as a % of GSK's issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares) 74.21% 73.11%
Total shareholder population 86,241 60,448
Total number of proxies lodged 3,743 2,886
Number of shareholders in attendance 130 in person

25 participated virtually
125 in person

38 participated virtually
% of shareholders who lodged proxies 4.34% 4.77%

The above poll results will shortly be available on the company's website at www.gsk.com .

In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2 of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Listing Rules, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the FCA and will, in due course, be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

V A Whyte

Company Secretary

7 May 2025

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