Result of AGM

Resolution 1

Receipt of 2009 Report and Accounts

For - Note (b)

1,320,134,651

Percent of Votes Cast

99.068%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

66.115%

Against

12,417,483

Percent of Votes Cast

0.932%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.622%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,332,552,134

Percent of Issued Share Capital

66.736%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

28,619,130

Resolution 2

Approval of Remuneration Report

For - Note (b)

1,309,448,544

Percent of Votes Cast

98.368%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

65.579%

Against

21,724,289

Percent of Votes Cast

1.632%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

1.088%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,331,172,833

Percent of Issued Share Capital

66.667%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

29,998,557

Resolution 3

Declaration of final dividend for 2009 of 71.6p per share

For - Note (b)

1,359,675,508

Percent of Votes Cast

99.997%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.095%

Against

41,064

Percent of Votes Cast

0.003%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.002%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,359,716,572

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.097%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

1,452,312

Resolution 4

Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors

For - Note (b)

1,299,696,409

Percent of Votes Cast

96.600%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

65.091%

Against

45,747,632

Percent of Votes Cast

3.400%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

2.291%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,345,444,041

Percent of Issued Share Capital

67.382%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

15,724,843

Resolution 5

Authority for the Directors to agree the Auditors' remuneration

For - Note (b)

1,324,935,829

Percent of Votes Cast

97.661%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

66.355%

Against

31,730,170

Percent of Votes Cast

2.339%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

1.589%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,356,665,999

Percent of Issued Share Capital

67.944%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

4,502,685

Resolution 6a

Reappointment of Dr Ana Maria Llopis as a Director

For - Note (b)

1,358,964,786

Percent of Votes Cast

99.954%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.059%

Against

630,989

Percent of Votes Cast

0.046%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.032%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,359,595,775

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.091%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

1,573,058

Resolution 6b

Reappointment of Christine Morin-Postel as a Director

For - Note (b)

1,358,509,139

Percent of Votes Cast

99.920%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.036%

Against

1,090,564

Percent of Votes Cast

0.080%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.055%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,359,599,703

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.091%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

1,569,180

Resolution 6c

Reappointment of Anthony Ruys as a Director

For - Note (b)

1,358,475,140

Percent of Votes Cast

99.917%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.035%

Against

1,129,956

Percent of Votes Cast

0.083%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.057%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,359,605,096

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.091%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

1,563,488

Resolution 7

Reappointment of Richard Burrows as a Director

For - Note (b)

1,309,464,059

Percent of Votes Cast

99.345%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

65.580%

Against

8,635,786

Percent of Votes Cast

0.655%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.432%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,318,099,845

Percent of Issued Share Capital

66.013%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

43,068,873

Resolution 8

Renewal of Directors' authority to allot shares

For - Note (b)

1,148,388,569

Percent of Votes Cast

85.106%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

57.513%

Against

200,970,211

Percent of Votes Cast

14.894%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

10.065%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,349,358,780

Percent of Issued Share Capital

67.578%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

11,809,825

Resolution 9 - Note (d)

Renewal of Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights

For - Note (b)

1,281,618,763

Percent of Votes Cast

94.264%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

64.186%

Against

77,988,978

Percent of Votes Cast

5.736%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

3.906%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,359,607,741

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.091%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

1,560,356

Resolution 10 - Note (d)

Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares

For - Note (b)

1,353,172,681

Percent of Votes Cast

99.522%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

67.769%

Against

6,495,895

Percent of Votes Cast

0.478%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.325%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,359,668,576

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.094%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

1,500,307

Resolution 11 - Note (d)

Notice period for General Meetings

For - Note (b)

1,301,099,013

Percent of Votes Cast

95.701%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

65.161%

Against

58,447,071

Percent of Votes Cast

4.299%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

2.927%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,359,546,084

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.088%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

1,622,799

Resolution 12 - Note (d)

Adoption of new articles of asociation

For - Note (b)

1,358,041,405

Percent of Votes Cast

99.895%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.013%

Against

1,432,210

Percent of Votes Cast

0.105%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.072%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,359,473,615

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.085%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

1,693,107

Resolution 13 - Note (d)

Dividend payment procedure

For - Note (b)

1,357,956,111

Percent of Votes Cast

99.940%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.009%

Against

815,441

Percent of Votes Cast

0.060%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.041%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,358,771,552

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.050%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

1,698,359