Result of AGM

Resolution

Summary

For*

Against

Votes Withheld**

1.

Receive the Report and Accounts 2012

196,176,563

13,500

0

2.

Declaration of final dividend

196,190,063

0

0

3.

Re-election of Neil England as a Director.

195,969,956

220,107

0

4.

Re-election of Michael Hartley as a Director.

194,247,597

1,942,466

0

5.

Re-election of Linda Jensen as a Director.

195,969,956

220,107

0

6.

Re-election of Neil Jones as a Director.

195,897,599

292,464

0

7.

Election of Marco Sodi as a Director.

195,939,046

251,017

0

8.

Re-election of Edward Strachan as a Director.

195,897,599

292,464

0

9.

Re-election of Russell Taylor as a Director.

195,897,088

292,975

0

10.

Re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as auditors of the Company.

196,181,063

9,000

0

11.

Authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration.

196,188,752

1,311

0

12.

Approve the Directors' Remuneration

Report for the year ended 30 September 2012.

195,531,305

646,816

11,942

13.

Renew the Directors' authority to allot shares.

187,120,757

8,249,712

819,594

14.

To disapply pre-emption rights in certain circumstances.

194,720,014

14,888

1,455,161

15.

16.

Renew the Company's authority to make market purchases of its own shares.

To ratify the payment of fees to Non

Executive Directors and to amend the Articles of Association to increase

the limit on fees payable.

194,725,146

 192,850,932

13,777

19,715

1,451,140

1,521,530

17.

Authorise General Meetings (other than AGMs) on not less than

14 clear days' notice.

191,558,981

3,176,942

1,454,140

The Company's issued share capital at 31 January 2013 was 248,863,407 ordinary shares. Proxy appointments appointing the Chairman of the meeting were received from shareholders of 196,190,063 shares representing 78.8% of the issued share capital.