Financial Releases

AGM Proxy Vote Results

28 Apr 2004

Votes Cast in Favour
Votes
Cast Against

Votes
Withheld
Total
1. Report & Accounts
123,342,010
696,370 2,209,203 126,247,583
2. Remuneration Report
102,742,340
2,277,316 21,227,927 126,247,583

3. Dividend
126,244,247
2,510 826 126,247,583
4. Re-election of
 Mr. GP Walker
123,973,929
1,826,121 447,533 126,247,583
5. Re-election of
 Mr. HJ Molenaar
123,972,459
1,827,591 447,533 126,247,583
6. Election of
 Mr. RC Soames
123,843,931
1,956,119 447,533 126,247,583
7. Reappointment
 of Auditors
125,059,962
1,186,795 826 126,247,583
8. Performance
 Share Plan
102,430,528
21,519,260 2,297,795 126,247,583
9. Co-investment Plan
104,058,412
19,480,120 2,709,051 126,247,583
10. Employee
 Benefit Trust
125,889,595
356,676 1,312 126,247,583
11. Directors' Voting
124,880,153
573,697 793,733 126,247,583
12. Amendment
 to Articles
126,214,597
32,160 826 126,247,583
13. Allotment for cash 126,176,145 70,612 826 126,247,583
14. Purchase of
 own shares
126,198,412 48,345 826 126,247,583

  Total
Issued Shares

Number of
proxies
cast

%age of
proxies
cast
 
  267,866,658
126,247,583 47.131%