At the Company?s Annual General Meeting held on 29 May 2009 all the resolutions set out in the Company?s Notice of Meeting to shareholders dated 16 February 2009 were proposed and duly passed.
Full details of the resolutions passed as special business, together with copies of the Articles of Association, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority for publication through the Listing Authority?s Document and Viewing Facility.
Voting on each resolution was conducted by way of a poll. The Company?s issued share capital on 29 May 2009 was 285,716,474. Each share carried one vote. Details of the votes cast are set out below:
| Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) | Shares For | Shares Discretionary | Shares against | Shares Marked As Votes Withheld / Abstentations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Receipt of financial statements | 168,444,287 | 8,530,853 | 29,840 | 668,767 |
| 2 Approval of Remuneration Report | 157,224,433 | 8,541,168 | 1,906,037 | 10,002,300 |
| 3 Declaration of final dividend | 168,471,157 | 8,531,403 | 19,159 | 652,028 |
| 4a Re-election of Jennifer Laing | 166,420,211 | 8,548,079 | 2,011,347 | 694,110 |
| 4b Re-election of Jonathan Linen | 168,063,951 | 8,545,283 | 368,253 | 697,241 |
| 4c Re-election of Richard Solomons | 168,091,812 | 8,545,469 | 338,344 | 698,122 |
| 5 Reappointment of Auditors | 163,422,044 | 8,540,920 | 3,697,567 | 2,013,190 |
| 6 Authority to set auditors? remuneration | 165,177,809 | 8,540,377 | 3,272,106 | 683,429 |
| 7 Political donations | 167,230,182 | 8,526,117 | 1,064,445 | 852,951 |
| 8 Allotment of shares | 160,449,538 | 8,572,995 | 7,925,225 | 725,989 |
| 9 Disapplication of pre-emption rights | 158,966,258 | 8,563,518 | 9,382,686 | 760,745 |
| 10 Authority to purchase own shares | 168,292,497 | 8,537,013 | 137,127 | 709,824 |
| 11 Articles of Association and the Companies Act 2006 | 168,069,493 | 8,559,108 | 327,360 | 717,444 |
| 12 Notice of General Meetings | 147,104,641 | 8,553,209 | 21,332,896 | 682,026 |
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