This excerpt taken from the ICI 6-K filed Jun 6, 2005.
Special Resolutions
13.
To renew the Directors' authority to
disapply pre-emption rights
Votes for:
758,130,288 99.38% (of the shares
voted)
Votes against:
4,735,616 0.62% (of the shares
voted)
Vote withheld:*
5,010,577
14.
To renew the Company's authority to
purchase its own shares
Votes for:
758,439,802 99.93% (of the shares
voted)
Votes against:
558,723 0.07% (of the shares
voted)
Vote withheld:*
8,877,956
* Please note that ‘Vote
withheld’ is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation
of the proportion of votes ‘For’ and ‘Against’ a
Resolution.