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Aviva PLC

26 May 2020

26 May 2020

Aviva plc

VOTING RESULTS OF 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Aviva plc announces the results of its Annual General Meeting held today. All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll and were passed.

The total number of votes received on each resolution is as follows:

 
       Resolution                               For         % of      Against     % of       Votes cast      Withheld 
                                                            votes                 votes        as % of 
                                                            cast                  cast         Issued 
                                                                                            Share Capital 
       To receive and consider the 
        Company's 2019 Annual report 
1.      and accounts                       2,522,665,591    99.99       365,256    0.01            64.24%   10,417,037 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       To approve the Directors' 
        remuneration report in the 
        Company's 2019 Annual report 
2.      and accounts                       2,426,163,368    95.84   105,081,885    4.16            64.45%    2,308,589 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
3. 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
4.     To elect Amanda Blanc               2,528,794,266    99.85     3,689,386    0.15            64.48%    1,082,243 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
5.     To elect George Culmer              2,523,673,163    99.65     8,822,259    0.35            64.48%    1,080,243 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
6.     To elect Patrick Flynn              2,525,403,956    99.72     7,049,868    0.28            64.48%    1,115,758 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
7.     To elect Jason Windsor              2,516,821,427    99.38    15,628,741    0.62            64.48%    1,123,662 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
8.     To re-elect Patricia Cross          2,504,449,879    98.89    28,095,545    1.11            64.48%    1,020,691 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       To re-elect Belén Romana 
9.      García                        2,507,686,918    99.02    24,816,004    0.98            64.48%    1,062,741 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
10.    To re-elect Michael Mire            2,504,390,132    98.89    28,100,826    1.11            64.48%    1,077,876 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
11.    To re-elect Sir Adrian Montague     2,503,914,388    98.91    27,677,057    1.09            64.46%    1,969,120 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
12.    To re-elect Maurice Tulloch         2,526,807,364    99.77     5,790,086    0.23            64.48%      978,284 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       To re-appoint 
       PricewaterhouseCoopers 
13.    LLP as Auditor of the Company       2,488,235,569    99.78     5,527,965    0.22            63.49%   39,813,816 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Audit Committee 
        to determine the Auditor's 
14.     remuneration                       2,524,769,760    99.68     8,061,433    0.32            64.49%      745,517 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Company and 
       its subsidiaries to make 
       political 
       donations and incur political 
15.    expenditure                         2,486,239,047    98.17    46,384,051    1.83            64.48%      922,530 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the directors 
        of the Company to allot ordinary 
16.     shares                             2,407,803,264    95.06   124,937,111    4.94            64.48%      832,890 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       Disapplication of pre-emption 
        rights on allotment of ordinary 
17.     shares*                            2,522,354,842    99.62     9,693,972    0.38            64.47%    1,529,910 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       Disapplication of pre-emption 
        rights 
18.     - specified capital projects*      2,474,531,776    97.73    57,465,646    2.27            64.47%    1,581,906 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the directors 
       to allot ordinary shares in 
       respect of Solvency II 
19.    Instruments                         2,484,119,968    98.10    48,008,865    1.90            64.47%    1,433,573 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       Disapplication of pre-emption 
        rights - 
20.     Solvency II Instruments*           2,476,376,633    97.80    55,652,661    2.20            64.47%    1,538,672 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       Authority to allot sterling 
21.     new preference shares              2,525,996,071    99.74     6,577,864    0.26            64.48%    1,006,725 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       Disapplication of pre-emption 
        rights - sterling new preference 
22.     shares*                            2,519,774,126    99.50    12,592,973    0.50            64.48%    1,210,778 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Company to 
        purchase its own ordinary 
23.     shares*                            2,476,748,633    97.88    53,686,842    2.12            64.43%    3,143,857 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Company to 
       purchase its own 8 3/4% 
       preference 
24.    shares*                             2,518,463,539    99.53    11,858,689    0.47            64.42%    3,256,639 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Company to 
       purchase its own 8 3/8% 
       preference 
25.    shares*                             2,518,454,352    99.53    11,852,347    0.47            64.42%    3,275,389 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
       To authorise the Company to 
        call general meetings other 
        than an Annual General Meeting 
        on not less than 14 clear 
26.     days' notice*                      2,375,512,073    93.77   157,501,218    6.23            64.49%      463,539 
     -----------------------------------  --------------  -------  ------------  ------  ----------------  ----------- 
 

Notes:

* Special resolution

A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution.

On 22 May 2020 there were 3,927,667,321 Aviva plc ordinary shares in issue. Ordinary shareholders are entitled to one vote per share held.

In accordance with UK Listing Rule 9.6.2R copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

A copy of the poll results for the Annual General Meeting will also be available on the Aviva website at www.aviva.com/agm shortly.

The full text of each of the resolutions is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Aviva website at www.aviva.com/agm .

2020 Financial Calendar

Half Year Preliminary Results Announcement 6 August 2020

Enquiries:

Roy Tooley, Head of Secretariat - Corporate & Board Governance +44 (0)7800 699 781

Media

Andrew Reid +44 (0)7800 694 276

Sarah Swailes +44 (0)7800 694 859

Analysts

Chris Esson ir@aviva.com

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