Result of AGM

Resolution

Total Votes For

(%)

Total Votes Against

(%)

Votes Withheld

1.

To receive the Company's annual accounts and the Directors' and Auditors' reports

1,914,843

(99.94)

1,101(0.06)

2,054

2.

To approve the Directors' remuneration report

1,906,945

(99.71)

5,519

(0.29)

5,534

3.

To declare a final dividend of 80 pence per ordinary share

1,917,999

(100)

0

0

4.

To re-elect Mr M C Perkins as a Director

1,815,182(97.02)

55,848

(2.98)

46,968

5.

To re-elect Mr C J Ames as a Director

1,917,382(99.98)

467

(0.02)

150

6.

To re-elect Mr P J Field as a Director

1,917,382(99.98)

467

(0.02)

150

7.

To re-elect Mr A K Mathur as a Director

1,910,404

(99.98)

467(0.02)

7,128

8.

To re-elect Mr C J Relleen as a Director

1,909,360(99.56)

8,488

(0.44)

150

9.

To re-elect Mr D A Reeves as a Director

1,862,152(98.45)

29,399

(1.55)

26,447

10.

To re-elect Mr C P T Vaughan-Johnson as a Director

1,866,085(98.65)

25,491

(1.35)

26,422

11.

To re-elect Mr M Dünki as a Director

1,885,317(99.55)

8,466

(0.45)

24,215

12.

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors to the Company

1,917,691(99.99)

125

(0.01)

183

13.

To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

1,917,999(100)

0

0

14.

To authorise the Company to make market purchase of its own ordinary shares

1,917,394(99.97)

555

(0.03)

50

15.

To permit general meetings to be called on 14 days' notice

1,913,668

(99.78)

4,156

(0.22)

175