Result of AGM

Number

% of vote

% of issued capital

1.

To receive and consider the Directors' Report and audited Financial Statements for the 52 weeks ended 3 February 2008

For

1,910,401,414

99.7

71.2

Against

5,863,040

0.3

0.2

2.

To approve the Directors Remuneration Report for the 52 weeks ended 3 February 2008

For

1,886,964,445

99.2

70.3

Against

15,626,615

0.8

0.6

3.

To declare a final dividend of 4.125p per share making a total of 4.80p for the year

For

1,920,857,064

100.0

71.6

Against

16,101

0.0

0.0

4.

To re-elect Sir I Gibson as a director

For

1,897,336,260

98.8

70.7

Against

22,618,011

1.2

0.8

5.

To re-elect RJ Pennycook as a director

For

1,878,767,182

97.9

70.0

Against

41,161,646

2.1

1.5

6.

To re-elect M Gunter as a director

For

1,843,828,657

96.1

68.7

Against

75,449,698

3.9

2.8

7.

To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors and authorise the directors to fix their remuneration

For

1,889,025,347

98.3

70.4

Against

31,606,559

1.7

1.2

8.

To renew and extend the authority for the company to make market purchases of its issued share capital

For

1,703,851,634

88.7

63.5

Against

216,333,554

11.3

8.1

9.

To renew the authority of the company to allot the unissued share capital

For

1,830,105,838

95.3

68.2

Against

90,546,744

4.7

3.4

10.

To renew the authority of the company to issue a maximum of five percent of the issued share capital without applying the statutory rules of pre-emption

For

1,915,613,832

99.8

71.4

Against

3,909,139

0.2

0.1

11.

To amend the articles of association

For

1,845,447,532

96.1

68.8

Against

74,798,525

3.9

2.8