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A vote against the remuneration policy is significant as it is binding vote while the vote on the remuneration report – covering last year's pay – sends a clear message about investors' views on pay deals but is advisory.
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Questions were asked whether a binding vote – supported by the Institute of Directors – would solve the issue.
More Binding Say-on-Pay: Shareholders will vote on a binding vote to approve the previous year's compensation for the first time in 2018 in addition to the binding vote on remuneration policy (since 2017).
The binding vote on future pay was introduced in October by the business secretary, Vince Cable.
The exception on the list is AstraZeneca, where 31% failed to back the pay policy on the binding vote.
But what form will the binding vote take?
Barclays scored 93% approval on the binding vote.
While the European parliament does not have a binding vote, Juncker has to "seriously consider" its views.
Under the current regime, there is a binding vote on pay policy every three years for British listed companies, while votes on annual pay are only advisory.
While BlackBerry did not put the pay package to a special binding vote, Chen's pay package was voted on as part of BlackBerry's 2018 say-on-pay vote.
The retention of a binding vote could place several ministers in an awkward position.
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