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

1,693,461

(99.82)

2,176(0.13)

0

2.

To approve the Directors' remuneration report

1,692,293(99.79)

2,678

(0.16)

666

3.

To approve the Directors' remuneration policy

1,692,476(99.80)

2,495(0.15)

666

4.

To declare a final dividend of 91 pence per ordinary share

1,667,572

(98.30)

28,065

(1.65)

0

5.

To re-elect Mr M C Perkins as a Director

1,675,758

(99.37)

9,715

(0.58)

10,169

6.

To re-elect Mr C J Ames as a Director

1,666,767

(98.26)

28,525

(1.68)

188

7.

To re-elect Mr P J Field as a Director

1,666,760

(98.26)

28,532

(1.68)

188

8.

To re-elect Mr A K Mathur as a Director

1,666,760

(98.26)

28,532(1.68)

188

9.

To re-elect Mr C J Relleen as a Director

1,692,897

(99.80)

2,395

(0.14)

188

10.

To re-elect Mr M Dünki as a Director

1,692,458

(99.77)

2,834

(0.17)

188

11.

 To re-elect Mr F Vuilleumier as a Director

1,693,043

(99.81)

2,249

(0.13)

188

12.

To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors to the Company

1,693,322

(99.81)

2,320

(0.14)

0

13.

To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration

1,693,417

(99.82)

2,195

(0.13)

25

14.

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

1,692,805

(99.78)

2,682

(0.16)

0

15.

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

1,685,915

(99.38)

9,722

(0.57)

0