FORM 6-K
 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 


For period ending May 2009
 

GlaxoSmithKline plc
(Name of registrant)
 
 

 

980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 

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

Form 20-F x Form 40-F
 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
 
Yes No x
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GlaxoSmithKline plc - Result of AGM

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announces that at its Annual General Meeting today, 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 against

%

Total votes cast

Votes withheld**

1

Adoption of Financial Statements

3,753,123,915

98.71

49,078,100

1.29

3,802,202,015

11,386,486

2

Approval of the Remuneration Report

3,697,894,692

97.40

98,521,629

2.60

3,796,416,321

17,172,180

3

Election of James Murdoch

3,757,009,509

99.43

21,384,326

0.57

3,778,393,835

35,194,666

4

Re-election of Larry Culp

3,793,634,452

99.65

13,335,747

0.35

3,806,970,199

6,618,302

5

Re-election of Sir Crispin Davis

3,792,927,536

99.63

14,128,576

0.37

3,807,056,112

6,532,389

6

Re-election of Dr Moncef Slaoui

3,745,211,760

98.65

51,318,902

1.35

3,796,530,662

17,057,839

7

Re-election of Tom de Swaan

3,741,563,392

98.28

65,347,381

1.72

3,806,910,773

6,677,727

8

Re-appointment of Auditors

3,737,041,438

99.50

18,663,218

0.50

3,755,704,656

57,883,845

9

Remuneration of Auditors

3,773,188,034

99.69

11,620,178

0.31

3,784,808,212

28,780,289

10

To authorise the company to make donations to Political Organisations & incur Political Expenditure

3,701,721,594

97.53

93,559,528

2.47

3,795,281,122

18,307,379

11

Authority to allot shares

3,605,902,539

96.41

134,189,208

3.59

3,740,091,747

73,496,753

12

Disapplication of pre-emption rights***

3,770,592,309

99.16

32,012,872

0.84

3,802,605,181

10,983,320

13

Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares ***

3,748,071,427

98.56

54,890,465

1.44

3,802,961,892

10,626,609

14

Exemption from statement of senior statutory auditor’s name

3,787,552,173

99.66

12,766,383

0.34

3,800,318,556

13,269,945

15

Reduced notice of a general meeting other than an AGM ***

3,669,136,339

96.39

137,612,154

3.61

3,806,748,493

6,840,007

16

Adoption of the GSK 2009 Performance Share Plan

3,704,014,846

97.60

91,201,480

2.40

3,795,216,326

18,372,175

17

Adoption of the GSK 2009 Share Option Plan

3,690,525,851

98.50

56,305,534

1.50

3,746,831,385

66,757,116

18

Adoption of the GSK 2009 Deferred Annual Bonus Plan

3,721,471,866

98.00

76,062,571

2.00

3,797,534,437

16,054,064




Notes:

*    Includes discretionary votes.

**    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.

***    Indicates Special Resolutions requiring a 75% majority

The following table provides further relevant information:

 

GlaxoSmithKline's
Ninth AGM
(2009)

GlaxoSmithKline's
Eighth AGM (2008)

Issued share capital
(excluding Treasury Shares)

5,188,385,638

5,352,175,102

Total votes cast and votes withheld lodged as a % of GSK's issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares)

73.50%

73.78%

Total shareholder population

170,054

172,581

Total number of proxies lodged

10,580

12,896

% of shareholders who lodged proxies

6.22%

7.47%

Number of shareholders, corporate representatives and proxies who attended the AGM

276

266




S M Bicknell

Company Secretary

20 May 2009
 

These results will shortly be available on the Company's website  www.gsk.com .
 

Enquiries:

UK Media enquiries:

Philip Thomson

(020) 8047 5502

 

David Outhwaite

(020) 8047 5502

 

Stephen Rea

(020) 8047 5502

     

US Media enquiries:

Nancy Pekarek

(919) 483 2839

 

Mary Anne Rhyne

(919) 483 2839

 

Kevin Colgan

(919) 483 2839

 

Sarah Alspach

(919) 483 2839

     

European Analyst/Investor enquiries:

David Mawdsley

(020) 8047 5564

 

Sally Ferguson

(020) 8047 5543

 

Gary Davies

(020) 8047 5503

     

US Analyst/ Investor enquiries:

Tom Curry

(215) 751 5419

 

Jen Hill Baxter

(215) 751 7002


 


 

  

 

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.
 
 

GlaxoSmithKline plc
(Registrant)
 
 

Date: May 20, 2009

By: VICTORIA WHYTE

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Victoria Whyte
Authorised Signatory for and on
behalf of GlaxoSmithKline plc