Results of Annual General Mee

Votes For

%

Cast

Votes

Against

%

Cast

Votes Withheld

Resolution 1:

606,333,074

99.77

1,403,385

0.23

3,820,083

To receive the 2008 Annual Report and Accounts

Resolution 2:

592,296,424

97.79

13,402,577

2.21

5,857,698

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

Resolution 3:

606,667,823

100.00

9,229

0.00

4,874,447

To declare a final dividend of 10.0p per share

Resolution 4:

600,377,584

98.78

7,404,363

1.22

3,766,051

To re-elect Terry Duddy as a director

Resolution 5:

606,506,993

99.79

1,253,163

0.21

3,791,891

To re-elect John Coombe as a director

Resolution 6:

589,619,950

99.63

2,217,990

0.37

19,692,607

To re-appoint the auditor

Resolution 7:

599,232,011

99.67

1,954,693

0.33

10,348,495

To authorise the Directors to fix the auditor's fees

Resolution 8:

600,443,050

99.25

4,555,722

0.75

6,557,727

To authorise political donations and expenditure

Resolution 9:

601,548,475

99.08

5,593,797

0.92

3,879,364

To renew the authority to allot shares

Resolution 10: (Special Resolution)

604,896,025

99.55

2,732,927

0.45

3,927,747

To renew the disapplication of pre-emption rights

Resolution 11: (Special Resolution)

606,346,273

99.76

1,433,305

0.24

3,772,469

To allow the Company to buy back shares

Resolution 12: (Special Resolution)

605,261,757

99.70

1,791,591

0.30

4,498,699

To adopt new articles of association

Resolution 13: (Special Resolution)

605,655,612

99.77

1,374,520

0.23

4,521,567

To amend the new articles of association