Result of AGM

Resolution

Total Votes For

(%)

Total Votes Against

(%)

Votes Withheld

1.

To receive the Company's annual accounts and the Directors' and Auditors' reports

1,933,048

(99.94)

1,117(0.06)

644

2.

To approve the Directors' remuneration report

1,924,690

(99.72)

5,394

(0.28)

4,725

3.

To declare a final dividend of 84 pence per ordinary share

1,934,809

(100)

0

0

4.

To re-elect Mr M C Perkins as a Director

1,835,764(96.11)

74,231

(3.89)

24,814

5.

To re-elect Mr C J Ames as a Director

1,921,833(99.98)

467

(0.02)

12,509

6.

To re-elect Mr P J Field as a Director

1,921,717(99.97)

592

(0.03)

12,500

7.

To re-elect Mr A K Mathur as a Director

1,919,294

(99.84)

3,015(0.16)

12,500

8.

To re-elect Mr C J Relleen as a Director

1,920,102(99.89)

2,198

(0.11)

12,509

9.

To re-elect Mr D A Reeves as a Director

1,867,153(97.24)

52,983

(2.76)

14,673

10.

To re-elect Mr C P T Vaughan-Johnson as a Director

1,895,385(98.71)

24,751

(1.29)

14,673

11.

To re-elect Mr M Dünki as a Director

1,915,586(99.65)

6,714

(0.35)

12,509

12.

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors to the Company

1,934,646(99.99)

163

(0.01)

0

13.

To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

1,934,809(100)

0

0

14.

To authorise the Company to make market purchase of its own ordinary shares

1,934,484(99.99)

25

(0.01)

300

15.

To permit general meetings to be called on 14 days' notice

1,928,101

(99.66)

6,667

(0.34)

41