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29th May 2009

Result of AGM

At the 2009 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held on 29 May 2009, six routine resolutions and three special business resolutions, as set out in the notice of the AGM dated 21 April 2009, were passed by the requisite majority on a show of hands.

The voting of those members who cast votes by proxy prior to the AGM on these resolutions is summarised in the following table:


 For *
Against
Withheld
Ordinary Business Votes %age Votes %age Votes
           
Resolution 1          
Approval of 2008 Annual Report 56,582,148 99.53 265,000 0.47 282,593
           
Resolution 2




Approval of Remuneration Report 52,310,752 91.69 4,740,864 8.31 78,124
           
Resolution 3




Declaration of Final Dividend 57,129,741 100 0 0 0






Resolution 4




Re-election of Jeremy Wilson as a Director 56,777,873 99.39 349,631 0.61 2,237
           
Resolution 5




Re-election of Colin Adams as a Director 56,501,248 99.20 456,256 0.80 172,237
           
Resolution 6          
Re-appointment of Auditors 56,860,801 99.53 268,266 0.47 674
           
           
Special Business          
           
Resolution 7




S80 Authority to allot shares 56,789,051 99.41 340,247 0.60 443
           
Resolution 8




Disapplication of s 89 pre-emption rights 57,119,328 99.98 8,798 0.01 1,615
           
Resolution 9




Authority to make market purchases of shares 57,120,972 99.99 7,597 0.01 1,172

*Includes shares voted at Chairman's discretion

 

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