Result of AGM

Inchcape PLC
11 May 2006

                          Results of Inchcape AGM 2006

The 48th Annual General Meeting of Inchcape plc was held today, 11 May 2006. At
the meeting all resolutions, both ordinary and special, proposed by the Inchcape
Board (Resolutions 1 to 15) were passed, including the declaration of a final
dividend of 38.0p per ordinary share (2004 - 35.0p). The dividend is payable on
16 June 2006 to ordinary shareholders on the register at the close of business
on 19 May 2006.

The record date for the six for one share capital subdivision is 12 May 2006.
Shareholders who hold their shares in uncertificated form will have their CREST
accounts credited with new ordinary shares on 15 May 2006. New share
certificates reflecting the subdivision will be despatched by 19 May 2006.
Application has been made to the UKLA and the London Stock Exchange for the
admission of the new ordinary shares of 25p to the Official List and dealing in
the new ordinary shares of 25p is expected to commence on 15 May 2006.

The number of votes cast on each resolution is as follows:

Resolutions proposed by the Board:

Number Resolution                                For      Against     Withheld
Ordinary
   1   To receive the Accounts and        56,790,272      574,391    1,651,898
       Directors' and Auditors' Reports
   2   To approve the Board report on     56,050,938    2,523,908      441,714
       remuneration
   3   To declare a final dividend        59,016,435           69           57
   4   To elect Andre Lacroix as a        58,576,483      437,536        2,542
       Director
   5   To elect Karen Guerra as a         59,001,015       12,807        2,739
       Director
   6   To elect Barbara Richmond as a     58,804,114       15,020      197,227
       Director
   7   To re-elect Peter Johnson as a     57,186,559    1,712,876      117,124
       Director
   8   To re-elect Raymond Ch'ien as a    57,480,162    1,197,243      339,155
       Director
   9   To re-elect Graeme Potts as a      58,807,643       13,798      195,120
       Director
  10   To reappoint                       58,416,292      303,965      296,303
       PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
       Auditors
  11   To authorise the Directors to      58,810,893      202,108        3,560
       determine the Auditors'
       remuneration
  12   To authorise the Directors to      58,538,384      470,842        7,335
       allot relevant securities
       pursuant to Section 80 of the
       Companies Act 1985
Special
  13   To empower the Directors to        58,995,115       15,186        6,260
       disapply pre-emption rights
       pursuant to Section 95 of the
       Companies Act 1985

  14   To authorise the Company to make   59,003,824        8,370        4,367
       market purchases of its ordinary
       shares up to 10.0% of its issued
       share capital
Ordinary
  15   To sub-divide the Company's        59,004,865        7,520        4,176
       ordinary shares


Notes to editors

For further information, please contact:

Group Communications, Inchcape plc
020 7546 0022

Hogarth Partnership Limited (John Olsen/Barnaby Fry)
020 7357 9477

Inchcape is a scale automotive retail group operating in Australia, Belgium,
Greece, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK. The Group also has operations in a
number of other global markets. In addition to growing our core businesses, we
are looking to develop scale operations in new and emerging regions. We
represent leading automotive brands and operate either a retail, or a vertically
integrated retail model (i.e. exclusive distribution and retail), depending on
the market. Our current key manufacturer partners are Toyota/Lexus, Subaru, BMW,
the Premier Automotive Group of Ford, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Audi and
Honda.

For further information, visit us at www.inchcape.com

11 May 2006



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