Results of AGM

RESOLUTIONS

VOTES FOR

%

VOTES

AGAINST

%

TOTAL % OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED

VOTES WITHELD

1

To receive the Report and Accounts

1,840,317,965

99.87

2,393,208

0.13

72.89%

47,021,827

2

To approve the Remuneration Report

1,678,887,185

89.90

188,595,985

10.10

73.87%

22,249,829

3

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

1,832,761,377

97.34

50,149,720

2.66

74.48%

6,821,903

4

To re-elect Sir Richard Lapthorne, CBE N

1,854,464,682

98.87

21,148,121

1.13

74.19%

14,120,197

5

To re-elect Simon Ball ANR

1,880,640,213

99.67

6,178,921

0.33

74.63%

2,913,867

6

To elect Phil Bentley

1,882,063,690

99.75

4,716,069

0.25

74.63%

2,953,242

7

To elect Perley McBride

1,880,569,497

99.68

5,959,678

0.32

74.62%

3,203,824

8

To re-elect Nick Cooper

1,881,718,185

99.73

5,093,195

0.27

74.63%

2,921,621

9

To re-elect Mark Hamlin ANR

1,883,232,211

99.82

3,481,046

0.18

74.63%

3,019,744

10

To re-elect Alison Platt ANR

1,873,484,662

99.75

4,656,346

0.25

74.29%

11,591,992

11

To re-elect Ian Tyler ANR

1,831,251,168

98.74

23,460,310

1.26

73.36%

35,021,521

12

To appoint the Auditor

1,863,974,736

99.89

2,031,265

0.11

73.81%

23,726,999

13

To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Auditor

1,871,672,206

99.84

3,018,133

0.16

74.15%

15,042,661

14

To declare a final dividend

1,884,778,403

99.88

2,234,892

0.12

74.64%

2,719,706

15

To give authority to allot shares

1,866,240,954

98.92

20,443,977

1.08

74.63%

3,051,215

16

To disapply pre-emption rights*

1,883,358,992

99.82

3,367,018

0.18

74.63%

3,006,991

17

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

1,883,143,714

99.80

3,805,537

0.20

74.64%

2,783,750

18

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

1,808,434,647

95.84

78,594,412

4.16

74.64%

2,707,086

19

To authorise political donations

1,852,822,846

98.21

33,768,020

1.79

74.62%

3,145,280