AGM outcome

Resolutions passed at the annual general meeting held yesterday, 7 June 2007.

All of the resolutions set out in the notice of the annual general meeting dated
10 May 2007 were duly passed.

A total of 50,981,069 shares were eligible to vote at the annual general meeting
with  each share carrying one vote on a poll. Proxies were received for  use  in
connection  with  the  annual  general meeting with the  following  instructions
(treating proxies giving discretion to the chairman as a "for" instruction):

Resolution                                     For   Against    Abstain

Annual report                           15,602,808       Nil     33,000
Declare a dividend                      15,602,808       Nil     33,000
Re-election of K P Legg                 15,589,253    11,314     35,241
Re-appointment of the auditors          15,589,672     5,642     40,494
Allotment of shares                     15,561,972    35,976     37,860
Issue of shares otherwise than pro rata 15,561,050    38,217     36,541
Authority to purchase own shares        15,571,512    29,974     34,322



By order of the board
J F Elliott
Company secretary
8 June 2007