Result of AGM

For

Against

Vote withheld

Discretionary

1

To receive and adopt the statement of accounts for the year ended 31 December 2007 together with the reports of the Directors and the auditors thereon.

21,086,036

62,156

160

11,808

2

To re-elect Alastair Beardsall, who retires by rotation, as a Director.

20,418,460

4,558

724,858

12,284

3

To re-elect Fred Ponsonby, who retires by rotation, as a Director.

18,359,052

1,081,299

1,707,251

12,558

4

To re-appoint Messrs BDO Stoy Hayward LLP as auditors to act as such until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company at which accounts are laid before the Company.

21,146,603

648

501

12,408

5

To authorise the Directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditors of the Company.

21,146,835

435

401

12,489

6

To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.

20,590,042

5,934

550,913

13,271

7

To authorise the Directors unconditionally and in substitution for all other authorities, generally and unconditionally, to exercise all the powers of the Company to offer, allot or otherwise deal with or dispose of authorised shares in the capital of the Company of whatever denomination being unallotted up to a maximum nominal amount of £595,930 representing ten per cent of the issued share capital of the Company.

20,224,910

912,642

2,142

20,466

8

To authorise the Directors to do all things necessary to implement the amendments to the rules of the Business Unit Senior Management Incentive Scheme.

20,899,004

4,073

240,357

16,726

9

To authorise the Directors to do all things necessary to implement the amendments to the rules of the Company's Discretionary Share Option Scheme.

20,898,362

4,523

240,549

16,726

Special Resolution

10

To authorise the Directors to do all things necessary to implement the amendments to the Articles of Association as laid out in the notice of the Meeting.

21,137,901

2,263

1,676

18,320