Result of AGM

Resolution

For

(including discretionary)

Against

Withheld1

Number of votes

Percentage of votes

Number of votes

Percentage of votes

Number of votes

1. To receive the financial statements and the reports of the Directors and the auditor

890,187,600

99.67%

2,982,272

0.33%

561,612

2. To declare a final dividend of 14.4 pence per ordinary share

889,505,737

99.53%

4,209,409

0.47%

16,338

3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

857,630,912

95.98%

35,959,890

4.02%

140,681

4. To re-elect Gerald Corbett as a Director

886,198,178

99.16%

7,477,113

0.84%

56,192

5. To re-elect Mary Barnard as a Director

891,950,623

99.81%

1,735,494

0.19%

45,367

6. To re-elect Sue Clayton as a Director

799,225,111

89.43%

94,468,438

10.57%

36,934

7. To re-elect Soumen Das as a Director

888,087,913

99.37%

5,600,943

0.63%

42,628

8. To re-elect Carol Fairweather as a Director

855,462,639

95.72%

38,225,102

4.28%

43,742

9. To re-elect Christopher Fisher as a Director

881,876,546

98.68%

11,799,371

1.32%

55,566

10. To re-elect Andy Gulliford as a Director

889,834,636

99.57%

3,856,464

0.43%

40,384

11. To re-elect Martin Moore as a Director

812,934,588

90.96%

80,749,745

9.04%

47,151

12. To re-elect David Sleath as a Director

890,818,963

99.68%

2,870,444

0.32%

42,077

13. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor of the Company

883,858,535

99.23%

6,875,587

0.77%

2,997,362

14. To authorise the Audit Committee (on behalf of the Board) to determine the remuneration of the auditor

839,506,526

93.94%

54,200,693

6.06%

24,264

15. To authorise political donations under the Companies Act 2006

883,056,944

98.81%

10,616,010

1.19%

58,530

16. To confer on the Directors a general authority to allot ordinary shares.

878,559,180

98.31%

15,134,583

1.69%

37,721

17. To disapply statutory pre-emption rights relating to ordinary shares allotted under the authority granted by resolution 16.*

892,247,542

99.84%

1,437,011

0.16%

46,931

18. To disapply statutory pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment.*

877,017,557

98.14%

16,665,914

1.86%

48,012

19. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares.*

877,061,382

98.21%

15,996,913

1.79%

673,188

20. To enable a general meeting other than an AGM to be held on not less than 14 clear days' notice.*

763,113,754

85.39%

130,593,912

14.61%

23,818

21. To approve the adoption of the new Articles of Association.*

886,474,582

99.87%

1,118,713

0.13%

3,034,479