Result of AGM

Resolution

Votes For

Votes Against

Votes Withheld

Total votes cast (excluding Votes Withheld

No. of Shares

% of shares voted

No. of Shares

% of

 shares voted

No. of Shares

No. of shares

% of Issued Share Capital

1.

To receive the 2010 Directors' and Auditors' Reports and Accounts

1,689,240,167

99.23

13,061,170

0.77

4,030,717

1,702,301,337

53.23

2

To elect Kevin Beeston as a director

1,687,071,428

99.12

15,035,112

0.88

4,257,041

1,702,106,540

53.22

3.

To elect Ryan Mangold as a director

1,687,087,525

99.12

14,955,929

0.88

4,320,127

1,702,043,454

53.22

4.

To elect Kate Barker CBE as a director

1,691,349,457

99.38

10,581,907

0.62

4,432,217

1,701,931,364

53.22

5.

To re-elect Pete Redfern as a director

1,666,617,522

97.92

35,483,950

2.08

4,253,997

1,702,101,472

53.22

6.

To re-elect Sheryl Palmer as a director

1,688,540,600

99.21

13,454,312

0.79

4,368,669

1,701,994,912

53.22

7.

To re-elect Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde as a director

1,689,065,845

99.24

12,919,705

0.76

4,371,031

1,701,985,550

53.22

8.

To re-elect Anthony Reading MBE as a director

1,657,913,664

97.40

44,169,948

2.60

4,279,969

1,702,083,612

53.22

9.

To re-elect Robert Rowley as a director

1,670,617,413

98.15

31,504,144

1.85

4,235,024

1,702,121,557

53.23

10.

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditors

1,523,719,487

90.55

159,029,149

9.45

23,608,538

1,682,748,636

52.62

11.

To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditors' fees

1,305,907,388

91.51

121,218,085

8.49

279,238,701

1,427,125,473

44.63

12.

To give the directors authority to allot shares in the Company

1,670,486,435

98.51

25,244,596

1.49

10,625,031

1,695,731,031

53.03

13.

To dis-apply pre-emption rights

1,695,474,029

99.65

5,935,667

0.35

4,926,100

1,701,409,696

53.20

14.

To empower the Company to make market purchases of its shares

1,696,696,176

99.67

5,573,932

0.33

4,094,066

1,702,270,108

53.23

15.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

1,508,079,737

88.75

191,165,866

11.25

7,117,978

1,699,245,603

53.22

16.

To authorise political donations & expenditure

1,594,954,124

94.00

101,850,373

6.00

9,553,592

1,696,804,497

53.22

17.

To approve the calling of General Meeting on 14 days' notice

1,655,102,444

97.29

46,110,866

2.71

5,144,779

1,701,213,310

53.22