Result of AGM

RESOLUTIONS

VOTES FOR

%

VOTES

AGAINST

%

TOTAL % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED

VOTES

WITHHELD

1

To receive the Report and Accounts

1,896,134,921

99.98

468,868

0.02

74.89%

1,044,001

2

To approve the Remuneration Report

1,803,792,258

96.38

67,773,976

3.62

73.90%

26,081,555

3

To re-elect Sir Richard Lapthorne, CBE NR

1,512,391,491

98.37

25,017,505

1.63

60.71%

360,241,793

4

To re-elect Simon Ball ANR

1,883,950,598

99.58

7,985,710

0.42

74.70%

5,711,482

5

To re-elect Nick Cooper

1,886,402,375

99.71

5,531,207

0.29

74.70%

5,714,208

6

To re-elect Mary Francis, CBE ANR

1,887,056,178

99.74

4,932,604

0.26

74.71%

5,659,008

7

To re-elect Tim Pennington

1,886,405,573

99.72

5,300,318

0.28

74.69%

5,941,899

8

To re-elect Tony Rice

1,886,295,256

99.71

5,433,247

0.29

74.70%

5,919,287

9

To elect Ian Tyler ANR

1,887,373,714

99.76

4,524,368

0.24

74.70%

5,749,708

10

To re-appoint the Auditor

1,873,792,989

99.58

7,928,992

0.42

74.30%

15,925,808

11

To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Auditor

1,890,886,783

99.78

4,169,438

0.22

74.83%

2,591,569

12

To declare a final dividend

1,893,263,659

99.89

2,065,519

0.11

74.84%

2,318,612

13

To give authority to allot shares

1,880,904,922

99.40

11,412,138

0.60

74.72%

5,330,730

14

To disapply pre-emption rights*

1,892,222,222

99.80

3,839,708

0.20

74.87%

1,585,860

15

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

1,893,176,572

99.83

3,247,294

0.17

74.88%

1,223,924

16

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

1,822,832,226

96.33

69,393,917

3.67

74.72%

5,421,647

17

To approve The Cable & Wireless Communications 2011 Performance Share Plan

1,671,633,203

89.12

204,027,816

10.88

74.06%

21,986,770

18

To approve The Cable & Wireless Communications 2011 Employee Share Ownership Trust

1,892,689,908

99.89

2,022,346

0.11

74.81%

2,935,536