Result of AGM

RESOLUTION

FOR

AGAINST

VOTES WITHHELD

1. To receive the Report and

Accounts for the year ended 2

February 2008.

1,325,529,552 

873,750

838,830

2. To approve the Directors'

Remuneration Report for the year ended 2 February 2008.

1,216,857,291 

95,604,585

14,688,966

3. To declare a final dividend on the Ordinary shares.

1,262,220,559 

64,994,448

17,755

4. To elect Lesley Knox as a Director.

1,324,655,431 

1,090,238

1,414,653

5. To re-elect Robert Anderson as a

Director.

1,304,564,969 

22,587,619

29,614

6. To re-elect Terry Burman as a Director.

1,322,507,967 

3,432,988

238,577

7. To re-elect Robert Walker as a Director.

1,325,662,855 

1,492,363

33,674

8. To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors of the Company and to authorise the directors to determine their remuneration.

1,326,302,883 

994,316

16,663

9. To approve the extension of the Company's Sharesave Scheme (the "UK Scheme"), which was initially approved by shareholders in 1998, for a further period of 10 years

1,316,720,661 

7,171,057

2,261,074

10. To approve the extension of the Company's Stock Savings Plan (the "US Scheme"), which was initially approved by shareholders in 1998, for a further period of 10 years

1,322,768,290 

1,086,035

2,282,457

11. To approve the extension of the Company's Republic of Ireland Share

SaveScheme (the "Republic of Ireland Scheme"), which was initially approved by shareholders in 1998, for a further period of 10 years

1,316,650,422 

7,206,370

2,275,910

12.  That the directors are generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to section 80 of the Companies Act 1985 to exercise all powers of the Company to allot relevant securities (as defined in that section) up to an aggregate nominal amount of 5,116,531 provided that: (i) this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company or on 31 July 2009 whichever is the earlier date; (ii) before the expiry of such authority the Company shall be entitled to make any offer or agreement which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after such expiry and, notwithstanding such expiry, the directors may allot relevant securities pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if such authority had not expired; and (iii) all unexercised authorities vested in the directors immediately prior to the passing of this resolution to allot relevant securities be and are hereby revoked. 

1,244,831,000 

80,890,345

1,429,707

13. That, subject to the passing of resolution 9 above, the directors are empowered pursuant to section 95 of the Companies Act 1985 to allot equity securities (as defined in section 94 of that Act) for cash pursuant to the general authority conferred on them by resolution 12 or by way of a sale of treasury shares as if section 89(1) of that Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power is limited to: 

the allotment of equity securities in connection with a rights issue, open offer or other pre-emptive offer, in favour of shareholders (excluding shareholders holding treasury

shares) open for acceptance for a period determined by the directors, to the holders of ordinary shares on the register on any fixed record date as the directors may determine in proportion (as nearly as may be) to their holdings of ordinary shares (and, if applicable, to the holders of any other class of equity security in accordance with the rights attached to such class), subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors may deem

necessary or expedient to deal with treasury shares or in relation to (i) fractions of such securities, (ii) the issue, transfer and/or holding of any securities in certificated form or in uncertificated form, (iii) the use of one or more currencies for making payments in respect of such an offer, (iv) any such shares or other securities being represented by depositary receipts, or (v) any local or practical problems however arising under the laws of, or the

requirements of any regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory; and 

the allotment (other than pursuant to paragraph (a) above) to any person or persons of equity securities for cash up to an aggregate nominal amount of $767,479; and shall

expire unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting at such time as the general authority conferred on the directors by resolution 12

expires save that, before the expiry of this power, the Company may make any offer or agreement which would or might require equity

securities to be allotted after such expiry and, notwithstanding such

expiry, the directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the power conferred had not expired.

1,322,927,062 

2,720,265

1,503,725

14.That the Company is generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to section 166 of the Companies Act

1985 to make market purchases (as defined in section 163(3) of that Act) of ordinary shares of 0.9 US cents each of the Company, provided that: 

the maximum number of such shares that may be acquired under this authority is 170,551,046; and 

the minimum price which may be paid for such a share is 0.9 US cents (exclusive of expenses); and 

(c) the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for such a share is an amount equal to 105% of the average of the middle market quotations for an ordinary share, as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days

immediately preceding the date on which the share is contracted to be purchased; and 

this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual

general meeting of the Company or on 31 July 2009 whichever is the earlier date; and 

the Company may complete or conclude, in whole or in part, a

purchase of shares after the expiry

of this authority pursuant to a

contract entered into before such expiry.

1,326,821,889 

327,482

37,941

15. That the Articles of Association contained in the document produced to the meeting and signed by the

Chairman for the purposes of

identification be approved and

adopted as the new Articles of

Association of the Company in

substitution for, and tot he exclusion of,

the existing Articles of Association, with

effect from the conclusion of the 2008 annual general meeting

1,318,166,215 

6,596,242

2,276,835