Annual General Meeting

The Company makes constructive use of the Annual General Meeting to communicate with private investors. The Chairman's 2007 AGM Statement can be found by clicking here. In addition, the Chief Executive presents a review of the Company's performance at the AGM, and a copy of the presentation may be viewed here.

Details of the resolutions proposed at the 2007 AGM may be viewed here.

All resolutions at the 2007 AGM were passed on a show of hands. Details of the proxy voting received by the Company for the 2007 AGM are set out in the table below.

Resolution	For & Discretion (votes)	Against (votes)	Abstentions (votes)	Total (votes)
1. To receive Report & Accounts	265,210,319	210,000	0	265,420,319

2. To approve Remuneration Report	262,208,051	1,147,395	2,064,873	265,420,319

3. To declare a Final Dividend	265,418,715	0	1,604	265,420,319

4. To re-elect Martin Clark	265,194,247	222,218	3,854	265,420,319

5. To re-elect Graham Menzies	265,153,690	264,379	2,250	265,420,319

6. To re-elect Deloitte & Touche LLP	264,154,730	1,262,438	3,151	265,420,319

7. To renew the s.80 Authority	265,328,527	87,742	4,050	265,420,319

8. To renew the disapplication of s.89	265,267,995	144,370	7,954	265,420,319

9. To renew share buy back authority	265,313,074	103,760	3,485	265,420,319

The total number of proxy votes received for the 2007 AGM represented approximately 68.1% (2006 - 68.1% ) of the issued share capital of the Company.