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 03 May 2018

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 GlaxoSmithKline plc

 

Result of General Meeting

 

GlaxoSmithKline plc ('GSK') announces that at its General Meeting today, the sole resolution was passed by shareholders. The full text of the resolution is contained in the Circular to Shareholders and Notice of General Meeting which is available on the GSK website at www.gsk.com.

 

GSK General Meeting Poll Results

 

The following table shows the total number of votes cast for the resolution:

 

Resolution		Total votes for*	%	Total votes against	%	Total votes cast	Votes withheld**
1	To approve the buyout of Novartis' interest in GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Holdings Limited for the purposes of Chapter 11 of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority	3,886,722,476	99.96	1,682,767	0.04	3,888,405,243	21,712,896

 

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.

 

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 resolution will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will in due course be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

The following table provides further relevant information:

 

	General Meeting
Issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares)	4,959,302,644
Total votes cast and votes withheld lodged as a % of GSK's issued share capital (excluding Treasury Shares)	78.84%
Total shareholder population	112,326
Total number of proxies lodged	7,976
% of shareholders who lodged proxies	7.10%
Number of shareholders, corporate representatives and proxies who attended the General Meeting.	415

 

 

 

V A Whyte

Company Secretary

3 May 2018

 

 

 

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 03, 2018
	By: VICTORIA WHYTE
	Victoria Whyte
	Authorised Signatory for and on
	behalf of GlaxoSmithKline plc