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GlaxoSmithKline PLC Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements 2021

May 5, 2021

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6-K 1 a6939x.htm RESULT OF AGM Document created using Blueprint(R) - powered by Issuer Direct - www.issuerdirect.com Copyright 2021 Issuer Direct Corporation a6939x

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May 2021

Commission File Number 001-15170

GlaxoSmithKline plc

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F . . . .X. . . . Form 40-F . . . . . . . .

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____

GlaxoSmithKline plc

Results of Annual General Meeting

GlaxoSmithKline plc ('GSK') held its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') at 2.30pm on Wednesday 5 May 2021.

The statement made by the Chairman at the AGM will shortly be available to view on GSK's website at www.gsk.com .

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

The table below shows the results of the poll on all 22 resolutions. The full text of the resolutions is contained in the Notice of AGM published on 30 March 2021, which is available on GSK's website at www.gsk.com .

Resolution Total votes for (1)(2) % Total votes against (2) % Total votes cast Votes withheld (3)
1 Receive and adopt the 2020 Annual Report 3,475,135,362 98.81 41,757,734 1.19 3,516,893,096 11,603,440
2 Approve the Annual report on remuneration 3,272,132,033 93.14 240,932,159 6.86 3,513,064,192 15,444,148
3 Re-election of Sir Jonathan Symonds 3,499,343,831 99.52 16,763,629 0.48 3,516,107,460 12,371,547
4 Re-election of Dame Emma Walmsley 3,507,017,955 99.68 11,159,384 0.32 3,518,177,339 10,359,075
5 Re-election of Charles Bancroft 3,506,975,009 99.74 9,026,131 0.26 3,516,001,140 12,472,435
6 Re-election of Vindi Banga 3,496,064,409 99.43 19,904,292 0.57 3,515,968,701 12,509,463
7 Re-election of Dr Hal Barron 3,507,018,967 99.69 10,733,599 0.31 3,517,752,566 10,738,305
8 Re-election of Dr Vivienne Cox 3,497,451,811 99.46 18,813,391 0.54 3,516,265,202 12,207,081
9 Re-election of Lynn Elsenhans 3,434,728,312 97.69 81,301,678 2.31 3,516,029,990 12,440,783
10 Re-election of Dr Laurie Glimcher 3,508,174,526 99.77 7,947,259 0.23 3,516,121,785 12,353,907
11 Re-election of Dr Jesse Goodman 3,506,872,640 99.74 9,131,605 0.26 3,516,004,245 12,467,159
12 Re-election of Iain Mackay 3,501,889,913 99.56 15,637,087 0.44 3,517,527,000 10,951,129
13 Re-election of Urs Rohner 3,484,061,208 99.10 31,702,634 0.90 3,515,763,842 12,752,529
14 Re-appointment of the auditor 3,512,936,007 99.84 5,521,996 0.16 3,518,458,003 10,024,350
15 Remuneration of the auditor 3,511,280,034 99.82 6,176,678 0.18 3,517,456,712 11,022,183
16 Authority for the company to make donations to political
organisations and incur political expenditure 3,440,815,513 98.36 57,276,887 1.64 3,498,092,400 30,393,327
17 Authority to allot shares 3,362,807,250 95.66 152,632,653 4.34 3,515,439,903 13,038,799
18 Disapplication of pre-emption rights - general
power (4) 3,368,593,428 95.88 144,660,127 4.12 3,513,253,555 15,222,364
19 Disapplication of pre-emption rights - in connection with an
acquisition or specified capital investment (4) 3,291,504,396 93.68 221,978,886 6.32 3,513,483,282 14,999,454
20 Authority for the company to purchase its own
shares (4) 3,449,168,275 98.36 57,436,714 1.64 3,506,604,989 21,875,135
21 Exemption from statement of senior statutory auditor's
name 3,477,878,016 99.47 18,543,893 0.53 3,496,421,909 31,294,363
22 Authority for reduced notice of a general meeting other than an
AGM (4) 3,286,542,818 93.50 228,494,172 6.50 3,515,036,990 12,675,849

Notes:

| (1) | The "for" votes include those giving the Chairman discretion. In line with the notification issued to American Depositary Receipt (ADR) holders last year, GSK did not instruct its ADR Depositary to vote any unvoted ADRs in respect of the AGM resolutions. | | --- | --- | | (2) | Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of the total votes cast. | | (3) | 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. | | (4) | Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority. |

The following table provides further relevant information:

GSK's Twenty first AGM (2021) GSK's Twentieth AGM (2020)
Issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares) 5,031,444,276 5,017,091,542
Total votes cast and votes withheld lodged as a % of GSK's issued
share capital (excluding Treasury Shares) 70.11% 72.60%
Total shareholder population 100,906 105,353
Total number of proxies lodged 6,089 6,268
% of shareholders who lodged proxies 6.03% 5.95%

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 resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will in due course be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

V A Whyte

Company Secretary

5 May 2021

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

(Registrant)
Date: May
05, 2021
By:/s/ VICTORIA
WHYTE --------------------------
Victoria Whyte
Authorised
Signatory for and on
behalf
of GlaxoSmithKline plc

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