Result of AGM

Resolutions:

For:

%

Against:

%

Total

votes cast:

Withheld:

1.

To receive the Company's accounts, the strategic report and the reports of the Directors and the Auditors for the year ended 31 December 2017.

1,032,222,347

99.95

502,598

0.05

1,032,724,945

190,572

2.

To declare a final dividend of 9.4 pence per ordinary share.

1,032,538,627

99.99

1,463

0.01

1,032,540,090

375,427

3.

To re-elect John Strachan as a Director (Chairman).

995,532,421

97.13

29,438,788

2.87

1,024,971,209

7,944,306

4.

To re-elect John Whittaker as a Director (Deputy Chairman).

992,624,398

96.11

40,143,686

3.89

1,032,768,084

147,431

5.

To re-elect David Fischel as a Director (Chief Executive).

1,026,332,119

99.38

6,436,620

0.62

1,032,768,739

146,778

6.

To re-elect Matthew Roberts as a Director (Chief Financial Officer).

1,024,390,433

99.19

8,378,294

0.81

1,032,768,727

146,790

7.

To re-elect Adèle Anderson as a Director (Non-Executive).

1,031,930,763

99.92

837,764

0.08

1,032,768,527

146,990

8.

To re-elect Richard Gordon as a Director (Non-Executive).

997,162,036

96.55

35,606,689

3.45

1,032,768,725

146,790

9.

 To re-elect Rakhi Goss-Custard as a Director (Non-Executive).

1,006,305,721

97.44

26,462,780

2.56

1,032,768,501

147,016

10.

To re-elect Louise Patten as a Director (Non-Executive).

1,020,425,434

98.8

12,342,623

1.2

1,032,768,057

147,460

11.

To re-elect Andrew Strang as a Director (Non-Executive).

1,032,739,137

99.99

29,590

0.01

1,032,768,727

146,790

12.

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors.

1,005,908,512

97.4

26,857,722

2.6

1,032,766,234

149,282

13.

To authorise the Audit Committee of the Board to determine the remuneration of the Auditor.

1,032,110,100

99.94

592,145

0.06

1,032,702,245

213,272

14.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2017.

999,332,863

97.29

27,783,752

2.71

1,027,116,615

5,798,901

15.

To authorise the Directors to allot new shares.

691,464,569

67.17

338,012,687

32.83

1,029,477,256

3,438,261

16.

To dis-apply the pre-emption provisions of section 561(1) of theCompanies Act 2006 (Special Resolution).

989,284,177

95.95

41,793,089

4.05

1,031,077,266

1,838,251

17.

To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares (Special Resolution).

1,002,437,108

97.06

30,323,266

2.94

1,032,760,374

155,142

18.

That a general meeting other than an Annual General Meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice

(Special Resolution).

970,638,213

93.99

62,114,953

6.01

1,032,753,166

162,351