Result of AGM

RESOLUTION

For**

Against

Total votes cast

Votes withheld

No. of votes

%

No. of votes

%

No. of votes

%***

No. of shares

1

To receive the annual report and accounts

1,049,885,926

99.84

1,630,135

0.16

1,051,516,061

63.81

486,054

2

To declare a final dividend

1,050,986,046

99.94

611,935

0.06

1,051,597,981

63.81

404,134

3

To re-elect as a Director Mr M J Turner

1,028,711,502

98.19

18,970,957

1.81

1,047,682,459

63.58

4,319,656

4

To re-elect as a Director Mr N M Stein

1,005,520,262

95.63

45,962,641

4.37

1,051,482,903

63.81

519,212

5

To re-elect as a Director Mr A C Walker

1,048,533,412

99.72

2,957,066

0.28

1,051,490,478

63.81

511,637

6

To re-elect as a Director Mr A Reynolds Smith

1,048,504,091

99.72

2,983,221

0.28

1,051,487,312

63.81

514,803

7

To re-elect as a Director Mr A G Cockburn

1,034,329,340

99.78

2,240,165

0.22

1,036,569,505

62.90

15,432,610

8

To re-elect as a Director Mr T Erginbilgic

1,049,233,687

99.79

2,249,889

0.21

1,051,483,576

63.81

518,539

9

To re-elect as a Director Mrs S C R Jemmett-Page

1,039,985,767

99.51

5,082,347

0.49

1,045,068,114

63.42

6,934,001

10

To re-elect as a Director Prof R Parry-Jones

1,048,689,875

99.73

2,802,419

0.27

1,051,492,294

63.81

509,821

11

To reappoint the auditors

1,013,423,014

96.38

38,109,322

3.62

1,051,532,336

63.81

469,303

12

To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

1,031,445,812

98.09

20,042,793

1.91

1,051,488,605

63.81

513,510

13

To approve the Directors' remuneration report

1,025,247,058

98.95

10,908,877

1.05

1,036,155,935

62.88

15,846,180

14

To authorise the Company to make 'political donations'

1,044,610,834

99.37

6,662,232

0.63

1,051,273,066

63.80

729,049

15

To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company

1,016,570,040

96.77

33,924,345

3.23

1,050,494,385

63.75

1,507,730

16

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights *

1,047,810,761

99.66

3,603,624

0.34

1,051,414,385

63.80

587,730

17

To authorise the Company to purchase its shares *

1,050,715,973

99.92

832,212

0.08

1,051,548,185

63.81

453,930

18

To retain a 14 day notice period for general meetings other than AGMs *

993,850,817

94.51

57,717,073

5.49

1,051,567,890

63.81

434,225