Results of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

Resolution

Total proxy votes cast

Proxy cards received

In favour

Against

Withheld

Votes

%

Votes

%

Votes

1. To receive the Accounts and Reports

39,674,659

291

39,399,876

99.31

274,683

0.69

100

2. To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration

39,674,659

291

29,607,357

79.79

7,499,985

20.21

2,567,317

3. To declare a final dividend

39,674,659

291

39,674,559

100

-

-

100

4. To re-elect Mr N P Henry

39,674,659

291

39,621,305

99.88

46,595

0.12

6,759

5. To re-elect Mr S C Kilpatrick

39,674,659

291

39,171,005

98.75

496,895

1.25

6,759

6. To re-elect Mr M S Paul

39,674,659

291

38,167,896

96.22

1,499,884

3.78

6,879

7. To re-appoint the auditors and fix their remuneration

39,674,659

291

39,428,753

99.94

24,019

0.06

221,887

8. To authorise the directors to allot shares

39,674,659

291

39,656,847

99.97

11,790

0.03

6,022

9. To authorise the disapplication of pre-emption rights

39,674,659

291

39,409,710

99.34

262,389

0.66

2,560

10. To authorise market purchases of Company's own shares

39,674,659

291

39,650,701

99.94

23,858

0.06

100

11. To allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than AGMs) at 14 days notice

39,674,659

291

38,565,049

97.21

1,105,588

2.79

4,022