Result of AGM

RESOLUTIONS

VOTES FOR

%

VOTES

AGAINST

%

TOTAL

% OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED

VOTES

WITHHELD

1

To receive the Report and Accounts

1,851,934,524

99.96

710,081

0.04

69.50%

15,090,146

2

To approve the Remuneration Report

1,701,173,499

91.94

149,169,451

8.06

69.42%

17,394,459

3

To re-elect Sir Richard Lapthorne, CBE N

1,803,322,761

97.67

43,108,066

2.33

69.27%

21,303,924

4

To re-elect Simon Ball ANR

1,849,145,446

99.63

6,895,599

0.37

69.63%

11,696,365

5

To re-elect Nick Cooper

1,848,129,954

99.57

7,942,096

0.43

69.63%

11,665,360

6

To elect Mark Hamlin ANR

1,849,620,547

99.66

6,304,795

0.34

69.62%

11,812,068

7

To re-elect Tim Pennington

1,840,453,770

99.16

15,650,567

0.84

69.63%

11,633,073

8

To elect Alison Platt ANR

1,849,568,152

99.66

6,370,134

0.34

69.63%

11,799,124

9

To re-elect Tony Rice

1,832,376,284

99.14

15,833,935

0.86

69.34%

19,523,082

10

To elect Ian Tyler ANR

1,841,892,443

99.24

14,110,262

0.76

69.63%

11,733,255

11

To re-appoint the Auditor

1,845,314,595

99.94

1,052,065

0.06

69.27%

21,372,593

12

To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Auditor

1,854,774,032

99.92

1,552,536

0.08

69.64%

11,411,652

13

To declare a final dividend

1,855,958,393

99.97

621,642

0.03

69.65%

11,157,765

14

To give authority to allot shares

1,830,847,386

99.05

17,588,299

0.95

69.34%

19,305,194

15

To disapply pre-emption rights*

1,852,315,164

99.81

3,568,149

0.19

69.62%

11,856,359

16

To authorise the purchase of its own shares by the Company*

1,843,562,316

99.84

3,035,770

0.16

69.27%

21,141,586

17

To authorise the Company to call a general meeting of shareholders on not less than 14 clear days' notice*

1,735,165,167

93.46

121,325,690

6.54

69.65%

11,250,022