Result of AGM

Resolution

For & Discretionary

Against

Number of votes

Withheld (see Note 1)

Total votes cast

No. of shares

% Votes Cast

No. of shares

% Votes Cast

1

To re-elect Richard Sharp

185,840,551

99.96

74,236

0.04

125

185,914,787

2

To re-elect Lord Chadlington

185,767,758

99.91

171,271

0.09

125

185,939,029

3

To re-elect Lord Puttnam

181,395,241

97.56

4,543,788

2.44

125

185,939,029

4

To re-elect Sally Withey

185,713,215

99.88

225,814

0.12

125

185,939,029

5

To re-elect Colin Adams

185,683,032

99.87

250,997

0.13

5,125

185,934,029

6

To receive Annual Report and Accounts

185,892,840

99.98

46,189

0.02

125

185,939,029

7

To approve the Remuneration Report

180,229,690

96.96

5,650,422

3.04

59,042

185,880,112

8

To re-appoint Ernst & Young as auditors

181,353,182

97.53

4,585,317

2.47

655

185,938,499

9

To authorise the directors to determine

the auditors' remuneration

181,443,922

97.61

4,438,398

2.39

56,834

185,882,320

10

To authorise the directors to offer shares instead of cash for any dividend declared

185,924,919

99.99

14,108

0.01

127

185,939,027

11

To approve and ratify any offers to shareholders to receive dividends in the form of shares during the period in which no authorising resolution was in place

185,924,546

99.99

14,481

0.01

127

185,939,027

12

To declare a final dividend

185,939,029

100

0

0.00

125

185,939,029

13

To authorise the Company to make

political donations

174,760,080

94.05

11,047,456

5.95

131,617

185,807,536

14

To renew the directors' authority to

allot shares

176,659,646

95.04

9,215,506

4.96

64,002

185,875,152

15

To renew disapplication of pre-emption rights*

181,134,095

97.51

4,630,398

2.49

174,661

185,764,493

16

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*

185,717,663

100

9,093

0

212,398

185,726,756

17

To authorise the Company to call general meetings on 14 days' notice*

180,929,919

97.31

5,009,110

2.69

125

185,939,029

*Special Resolution

NOTES:

1. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

2. Total number of ordinary shares in issue as at today's date is 246,999,608, of which 2,488,098 are held in treasury.