Result of AGM

VOTES FOR

%

VOTES AGAINST

%

TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST

% OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED

VOTES WITHHELD

1

To receive the Report and Accounts

505,707,073

99.85

767,815

0.15

506,474,888

76.68

95,229

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

421,213,251

86.06

68,220,246

13.94

489,433,497

74.10

17,162,005

3

To declare a final dividend

506,460,716

99.99

64,064

0.01

506,524,780

76.69

60,653

4

To re-elect Colin Balmer

503,395,283

99.41

2,979,652

0.59

506,374,935

76.67

175,224

5

To re-elect Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent

504,633,160

99.66

1,740,618

0.34

506,373,778

76.67

176,381

6

To re-elect Noreen Doyle

481,363,758

95.06

25,032,805

4.94

506,396,563

76.67

153,595

7

To re-elect Mark Elliott

504,013,746

99.53

2,357,640

0.47

506,371,386

76.67

178,773

8

To elect Michael Harper

504,621,322

99.65

1,749,998

0.35

506,371,320

76.67

170,025

9

To re-elect David Mellors

503,413,945

99.41

3,003,459

0.59

506,417,404

76.67

131,143

10

To re-elect Paul Murray

504,619,680

99.65

1,750,356

0.35

506,370,036

76.67

180,123

11

To re-elect Leo Quinn

494,037,146

97.58

12,257,719

2.42

506,294,865

76.66

250,720

12

To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditor and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration

505,520,948

99.82

927,744

0.18

506,448,692

76.68

101,212

13

To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations

502,215,515

99.16

4,248,007

0.84

506,463,522

76.68

100,994

14

To authorise the Directors to allot shares

500,826,516

99.48

2,638,406

0.52

503,464,922

76.23

3,092,523

15

To approve a new share plan

495,847,444

99.54

2,290,435

0.46

498,137,879

75.42

8,432,903

16

To disapply pre-emption rights*

505,803,918

99.90

511,874

0.10

506,315,792

76.66

232,906

17

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares*

500,369,120

99.73

1,364,966

0.27

501,734,086

75.97

4,820,656

18

To call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice*

476,553,390

94.11

29,851,839

5.89

506,405,229

76.67

149,795

19

To adopt new Articles of Association*

505,924,187

99.92

423,382

0.08

506,347,569

76.66

209,876