If you cannot go to the meeting yourself, you can appoint someone else to go in your place as your 'proxy'. To do this, you must complete the proxy card that is sent to you with your notice of meeting and annual report and send it back to us before the meeting. If a poll is taken on a resolution, your proxy can cast your vote for you but is not usually able to speak on your behalf.

If you cannot appoint a proxy to attend the meeting in person, you can still send the proxy form back to us and, in the event of a poll on any resolution, the Chairman will cast your vote for you in line with your instructions. In some cases, it is also possible to send your proxy instruction over the web. If this service is available, details will be sent to you with the information about the meeting.

Appointing a proxy will not prevent you from attending and voting at the meeting and it is recommended that you do appoint a proxy in case you are unable to make the meeting.

Alternatively, if the company in which you have shares offers the service you can vote online at