RESULTS OF GENERAL MEETING
In accordance with the provisions of E.2.2 of the UK Corporate Governance Code (the "Governance Code"), the Company advises that for the General Meeting held on 19 July 2011 valid proxy appointments were made in respect of 79,566,221 voting shares and voting was as follows:
IT WAS RESOLVED to receive the Annual Financial Report for the year ended 31 December 2010. (78,711,000 votes cast in favour, 743,877 votes cast against and 111,344 votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED to reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors to the Company, to hold office from the conclusion of this meeting until the conclusion of the next General Meeting to be held in 2011 under Section 199 of Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended (the "Law"), and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration. (79,449,117 votes cast in favour, no votes cast against and 117,104 withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED to re-elect Mr Richard Crowder a director. (78,496,629 votes cast in favour, no votes cast against and 1,069,592 votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED to re-elect Mr Jonathan Hooley a director. (79,454,877 votes cast in favour, no cast against and 111,344 votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED to re-elect Mr John Le Prevost a director. (79,215,424 votes cast in favour, no votes cast against and 350,797 votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED to re-elect Mr Paul Meader a director. (79,454,877 votes cast in favour, no votes cast against and 111,344 votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED to re-elect Mr Andrew Dodd a director. (77,558,299 votes cast in favour, 983,330 votes cast against and 1,024,592 votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED that the Company be authorised, in accordance with section 315(1)(a) of the Law, to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 316 of the Law) of ordinary shares of no par value each, whether denominated in Sterling, Euros or US Dollars ("Shares"), and to cancel such Shares or hold such Shares as treasury shares on the four terms set out in the Notice of Meeting for this meeting. (79,058,000 votes cast in favour, no votes against and 508,221 votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED that the pre-emption rights granted to Shareholders pursuant to Article 12(2) of the Articles of Association of the Company (the "Articles") be disapplied in respect of up to 500,000,000 Shares for a period concluding on 31 December 2012, unless such resolution is previously revoked by the Company's shareholders in general meeting. For the purpose of this resolution, capitalised terms shall have the same meaning as set out in the Articles. (62,189,192 votes cast in favour, 14,793,710 votes cast against and 2,583,319 votes withheld).
In accordance with the provisions of E.2.1 of the Governance Code it should be noted that a vote withheld is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against each resolution.
For further information contact:
Anson Fund Managers Limited
Secretary
Tel: 44 (0) 1481 722 260
19 July 2011
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