Result of AGM

RESOLUTIONS

VOTES FOR

%

VOTES

AGAINST

%

TOTAL % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED

VOTES WITHELD

1

To receive the Report and Accounts

1,826,548,886

99.93

1,262,869

0.07

72.30

31,832,735

2

To approve the Remuneration Report

1,817,150,783

98.62

25,338,376

1.38

72.88

17,155,332

3

To re-elect Sir Richard Lapthorne, CBE N

1,813,355,073

98.35

30,476,056

1.65

72.93

15,813,362

4

To re-elect Simon Ball ANR

1,841,797,784

99.75

4,666,965

0.25

73.04

13,179,742

5

To re-elect Nick Cooper

1,837,207,906

99.50

9,214,611

0.50

73.04

13,221,975

6

To re-elect Mark Hamlin ANR

1,842,199,995

99.77

4,205,377

0.23

73.03

13,239,119

7

To re-elect Tim Pennington

1,837,176,535

99.50

9,236,704

0.50

73.03

13,231,253

8

To re-elect Alison Platt ANR

1,842,156,712

99.77

4,291,047

0.23

73.04

13,196,294

9

To re-elect Tony Rice

1,836,846,637

99.48

9,598,642

0.52

73.04

13,199,213

10

To re-elect Ian Tyler ANR

1,842,210,862

99.77

4,219,093

0.23

73.04

13,214,536

11

To appoint the Auditor

1,840,845,087

99.84

2,885,976

0.16

72.93

15,913,428

12

To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Auditor

1,842,805,629

99.79

3,855,484

0.21

73.04

12,983,378

13

To declare a final dividend

1,846,333,543

99.97

529,327

0.03

73.05

12,781,622

14

To give authority to allot shares

1,827,042,316

98.95

19,447,510

1.05

73.04

13,154,666

15

To disapply pre-emption rights*

1,813,707,435

98.24

32,566,745

1.76

73.03

13,370,312

16

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

1,843,405,053

99.94

1,019,013

0.06

72.96

15,220,426

17

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

1,717,692,552

93.01

129,022,969

6.99

73.05

12,928,971