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43
Auditors
Following the merger of Price Waterhouse and
Coopers & Lybrand on 1 July 1998, Coopers & Lybrand
resigned as auditors and the directors appointed
PricewaterhouseCoopers to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation. A resolution to reappoint
PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditors of the company
will be proposed at the annual general meeting.
Authority to purchase shares
The authority for the company to purchase 641 million of
its shares, representing 10% of the issued share capital, in
the market expires on 14 October 1999. This authority was
not used during the year and shareholders will be asked to
give a similar authority at the annual general meeting.
Annual general meeting resolutions
The resolutions to be proposed at the annual general
meeting to be held on 14 July 1999, together with
explanatory notes, appear in the separate Notice of
Annual General Meeting sent to all shareholders.
By order of the Board
C R Green
Secretary
25 MAY 1999
Registered office: 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ
Registered in England: No 1800000
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS