Results of AGM

RESOLUTION

For**

Against

Total votes cast

Votes withheld

No. of votes

%

No. of votes

%

No. of votes

%***

No. of shares

1

To receive the Directors' report and accounts

1,125,738,402

100.00

29,950

0.00

1,125,768,352

68.91%

21,766,221

2

To declare a final dividend

1,147,275,062

100.00

18,652

0.00

1,147,293,714

70.23%

240,861

3

To re-elect as a Director Mr M J Turner

1,116,332,231

97.71

26,118,951

2.29

1,142,451,182

69.94%

5,083,391

4

To re-elect as a Director Mr N M Stein

1,106,863,714

96.49

40,296,396

3.51

1,147,160,110

70.22%

374,464

5

To re-elect as a Director Mr M J S Bryson

1,142,262,816

99.57

4,898,777

0.43

1,147,161,593

70.22%

372,981

6

To re-elect as a Director Mr A Reynolds Smith

1,145,107,489

99.82

2,060,105

0.18

1,147,167,594

70.22%

366,981

7

To re-elect as a Director Mr W C Seeger

1,145,062,587

99.82

2,092,696

0.18

1,147,155,283

70.22%

379,292

8

To elect as a Director Mr A G Cockburn

1,144,409,077

99.76

2,706,692

0.24

1,147,115,769

70.22%

418,805

9

To re-elect as a Director Mr T Erginbilgic

1,144,425,261

99.76

2,725,497

0.24

1,147,150,758

70.22%

373,816

10

To re-elect as a Director Mrs S C R Jemmett-Page

1,133,819,044

98.84

13,296,839

1.16

1,147,115,883

70.22%

418,691

11

To re-elect as a Director Mr R Parry-Jones

1,144,400,911

99.76

2,740,563

0.24

1,147,141,474

70.22%

393,100

12

To reappoint the auditors

1,120,787,078

99.92

878,487

0.08

1,121,665,565

68.66%

25,869,008

13

To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

1,121,360,051

99.98

258,489

0.02

1,121,618,540

68.66%

25,915,308

14

To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company

1,109,798,880

96.74

37,382,725

3.26

1,147,181,605

70.22%

352,970

15

To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights *

1,146,256,158

99.94

665,719

0.06

1,146,921,877

70.21%

612,698

16

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

1,111,334,729

97.33

30,492,663

2.67

1,141,827,392

69.90%

5,707,181

17

To authorise the Company to make 'political donations'

1,132,733,175

98.80

13,778,634

1.20

1,146,511,809

70.18%

1,022,766

18

To authorise the Company to purchase its shares *

1,146,746,565

99.96

495,449

0.04

1,147,242,014

70.23%

292,561

19

To retain a 14 day notice period for general meetings other than AGMs *

1,091,145,459

95.11

56,085,578

4.89

1,147,231,037

70.23%

303,538