Result of AGM

Resolution

For

% of votes cast

Against

% of vote cast

Votes cast as % of issued share capital

Withheld

1

To receive the Annual Report and Accounts 2016

27,807,124

100.00

1,381

0.00

64.66

251,072

2

To approve the directors' remuneration report

27,882,523

99.40

168,318

0.60

65.22

8,736

3

To approve the final dividend of 67.52p per share

28,054,399

100.00

1,013

0.00

65.24

4,165

4

To elect Patrick Butcher as an executive director

27,834,743

99.23

216,453

0.77

65.23

8,381

5

To re-elect Andrew Allner as a non-executive director

27,508,225

98.16

515,626

1.84

65.16

35,726

6

To re-elect Katherine Innes Ker as a non-executive

28,018,427

99.86

38,011

0.14

65.24

3,139

7

To re-elect Nick Horler as a non-executive

28,017,879

99.87

35,550

0.13

65.23

6,148

8

To re-elect Adrian Ewer as a non-executive

28,017,959

99.87

35,775

0.13

65.23

5,843

9

To re-elect David Brown as an executive director

26,773,838

95.44

1,279,607

4.56

65.23

6,132

10

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor of the Group

28,048,161

99.99

3,796

0.01

65.23

7,620

11

To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor

27,962,796

99.72

78,852

0.28

65.20

17,929

12

To authorise the Group to make political donations and incur political expenditure

27,767,649

99.05

265,305

0.95

65.18

26,623

13

To authorise the directors to allot shares

27,850,113

99.37

176,917

0.63

65.17

32,547

14

To authorise the directors to disapply pre-emption rights (special resolution)

28,019,526

99.90

29,273

0.10

65.22

10,778

15

To give authority to the Group to make market purchases of its own shares (special resolution)

27,670,076

98.63

383,522

1.37

65.23

5,979

16

To authorise the calling of general meetings of the Group by notice of 14 clear days (special resolution)

26,275,952

93.67

1,774,491

6.33

65.22

9,134

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

2. The Group's issued capital (excluding treasury shares) at the date of the meeting was 43,006,283 ordinary shares of 10p each. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote and, therefore, at the date of the meeting there were 43,006,283 voting rights in the Group.

3. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

4. All percentages are shown to two decimal places.