General meetings 2005

Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 17 May 2005 at 2.30 p.m.
Summary of Forms of Proxy received by 2.30 p.m. on Sunday 15 May 2005,
being 48 hours before the time of the meeting, and conforming to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001,
at Lloyds TSB Registrars.

Resolutions

1 To receive the Report and accounts 4 To re-appoint Adri Baan 7 To re-appoint KPMG as auditors
2 To re-appoint Struan Robertson 5 To declare a final dividend 8 General authority to allot shares
3 To re-appoint Phil Cox 6 To approve the Directors' remuneration report 9 Disapplication of pre-emption rights
        10 Authority to purchase own shares


Resolution For     Against       Discretion       Abstain    
  No. of Cards No. of Votes % of Vote % of Cap No. of Cards No. of Votes % of Vote % of Cap No. of Cards No. of Votes % of Vote % of Cap No. of Cards No. of Votes % of Cap
1 58,952 918,171,581 99.29% 62.32% 975 1,439,439 0.15% 0.10% 11,748 5,144,569 0.56% 0.35% 1,106 35,078,025 2.38%
2 56,684 938,851,124 98.53% 63.72% 2,342 8,800,615 0.92% 0.60% 12,014 5,251,866 0.55% 0.36% 1,744 6,930,009 0.47%
3 56,763 932,634,343 97.88% 63.30% 2,234 15,007,815 1.57% 1.02% 12,013 5,253,794 0.55% 0.36% 1,775 6,937,662 0.47%
4 55,271 937,188,079 98.36% 63.61% 3,498 10,352,902 1.08% 0.70% 12,078 5,291,673 0.56% 0.36% 1,938 7,000,960 0.48%
5 60,363 948,212,762 99.44% 64.36% 402 378,821 0.04% 0.02% 11,404 4,967,721 0.52% 0.34% 607 6,274,310 0.43%
6 50,708 863,244,023 94.30% 58.60% 6,368 47,014,966 5.14% 3.19% 11,838 5,154,098 0.56% 0.35% 3,887 44,420,527 3.01%
7 55,291 930,612,526 97.64% 63.17% 2,113 16,386,096 1.71% 1.11% 13,978 6,149,176 0.65% 0.42% 1,405 6,685,816 0.45%
8 51,760 943,413,200 99.06% 64.03% 3,192 2,440,141 0.26% 0.17% 14,793 6,503,197 0.68% 0.44% 3,037 7,477,076 0.51%
9 48,183 942,308,684 98.41% 63.96% 4,432 8,534,389 0.89% 0.58% 15,352 6,744,485 0.70% 0.46% 4,812 2,246,056 0.15%
10 52,285 943,443,984 99.15% 64.04% 2,474 1,500,697 0.16% 0.10% 14,926 6,543,614 0.69% 0.44% 3,093 8,345,319 0.57%