Strategic report Governance Financial statements Other information ANNUAL REPORT ON REMUNERATION CONTINUED Under the Group’s variable pay plans, the Committee can defer a decision to award bonuses or award and suspend payment of bonuses or suspend vesting of deferred bonuses or SPP awards for any individual in scope of an investigation into their conduct or responsibility, accountability or knowledge and/or influence over any material risk event identified during or after the performance year. For further details of the relevant triggers, please see page 81 of the 2020 Report & Financial Statements. Statement of voting at the AGM At the AGM held in 2020, votes cast by proxy and at the meeting in respect of the Directors’ remuneration report, and the Directors’ Remuneration Policy were as follows: Votes for (including Total votes cast Total votes case discretionary excluding votes Votes including votes Resolution votes) % for Votes against% against withheld withheld withheld Approve Directors’ Report on Remuneration 396,497,002 98.34 6,657,541 1.65 16,287 403,187,041396,497,002 Approve Directors’ Remuneration Policy 386,802,133 96.30 14,850,824 3.70 1,516,450 403,187,041386,802,133 Moni Mannings Chair of the Remuneration Committee 8 August 2021 113 Hargreaves Lansdown Report and Financial Statements 2021