Press Release

    RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 14 May 2010 
    All resolutions put to the meeting were approved by votes on a show of hands.
For information, the following represents the proxy position at the close of
books at 11.00 am on Wednesday 12 May 2010. The number of ordinary shares in
issue at that date was 153,849,793
     
     
 Resolution                 Shares For   Shares Discretionary  Shares Against    Shares Marked As
                                                                                 Votes Withheld /
 (No. as noted on proxy                                                            Abstentions
 form)
 1. To receive the          101,307,631                42,055         670,571         21,545
 accounts for y/e
 31/12/2009
 2. Approve Directors'       98,908,438                55,393          33,211       3,044,760
 Remuneration Report
 3a. Re-election of P W      95,746,190                42,055       5,082,241       1,171,316
 Hulme as a director
 3b. Re-election of I J     101,090,518                42,680         908,476          128
 Lewis as a director
 3c. Re-election of M J     101,122,215                43,174         876,285          128
 Norris as a director
 3d. Re-election of P J      98,943,935                42,055       1,882,830       1,172,982
 Ogden as a director
 4. Re-appoint E&Y as       101,173,993                41,480         189,208        637,121
 auditors
 5. Authorise Directors to  101,785,919                42,055         213,204          624
 determine auditors'
 remuneration
 6. Authority to allot      101,823,943                42,055         175,804           0
 shares
 7. Dis-application of      101,989,846                41,382           8,985         1,589
 pre-emption rights
 8. Market purchase of      101,945,066                41,508           8,258         46,970
 shares
 9. 14 days notice period    97,613,992                41,510       4,383,830         2,470
 for General Meetings
 10. Cancellation of        101,981,494                41,660           1,548         17,100
 Redeemable B Shares
 11. Adopt new Articles of  100,916,273                77,343          43,498       1,004,688
 Association
     
    Two copies of the resolutions  as Special Business have been submitted to
the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK
Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at:
     
    Financial Services Authority
    25 The North Colonnade
    Canary Wharf
    LONDON
    E14 5HS
    Telephone Number: 020 7676 1000
     
     
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