| Date | Broker name | New | Price | Old price target | New price target | Broker change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-13 | Espirito Santo Execution | Buy | 1,779.00p | 2,350.00p | 2,350.00p | Reiteration |
| 17-Apr-13 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | 1,772.00p | 2,000.00p | 2,000.00p | Reiteration |
| 15-Apr-13 | HB Markets | Buy | 1,789.00p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 15-Apr-13 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 1,789.00p | 1,870.00p | 1,870.00p | Reiteration |
| 12-Apr-13 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | 1,792.00p | 1,727.00p | 2,106.00p | Upgrade |
| 12-Apr-13 | Westhouse Securities | Buy | 1,792.00p | 2,502.00p | 2,502.00p | Reiteration |
| 12-Apr-13 | Jefferies | Buy | 1,792.00p | 2,200.00p | 2,200.00p | Reiteration |
| 12-Apr-13 | Espirito Santo Execution | Buy | 1,792.00p | 2,350.00p | 2,350.00p | Reiteration |
| 05-Apr-13 | Investec Securities | Add | 1,729.00p | 2,065.00p | 1,900.00p | DownGrade |
| 03-Apr-13 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | 1,788.00p | 1,850.00p | 2,000.00p | Reiteration |
| 21-Mar-13 | Deutsche | Buy | 1,917.00p | 2,250.00p | 2,550.00p | Reiteration |
| 14-Mar-13 | Oriel Securities | Buy | 1,965.00p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 08-Mar-13 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 1,879.00p | 2,500.00p | 2,500.00p | Reiteration |
| 08-Mar-13 | Jefferies | Buy | 1,879.00p | 2,000.00p | 2,200.00p | Reiteration |
| 08-Mar-13 | WH Ireland | Buy | 1,879.00p | 2,000.00p | 2,300.00p | Reiteration |
| 08-Mar-13 | Deutsche | Hold | 1,879.00p | 1,813.00p | 1,813.00p | Reiteration |
| 07-Mar-13 | Investec Securities | Buy | 1,939.00p | 1,750.00p | 1,940.00p | Upgrade |
| 07-Mar-13 | Seymour Pierce | Buy | 1,939.00p | 2,020.00p | 2,020.00p | Reiteration |
| 07-Mar-13 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | 1,939.00p | 1,742.00p | 1,742.00p | Reiteration |
| 07-Mar-13 | Espirito Santo Execution | Neutral | 1,939.00p | 1,700.00p | 1,700.00p | Reiteration |
| 06-Mar-13 | Citigroup | Buy | 1,758.00p | 2,550.00p | 2,100.00p | Reiteration |
| 05-Mar-13 | Numis Securities | Hold | 1,748.00p | 1,680.00p | 1,680.00p | Reiteration |
| 04-Mar-13 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 1,707.00p | 1,845.00p | 1,870.00p | Reiteration |
| 27-Feb-13 | UBS | Buy | 1,678.00p | 2,250.00p | 2,250.00p | Reiteration |
| 27-Feb-13 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | 1,678.00p | 2,159.00p | 1,742.00p | Reiteration |
| 22-Feb-13 | Espirito Santo Execution | Neutral | 1,719.00p | 1,700.00p | 1,700.00p | Reiteration |
| 20-Feb-13 | Jefferies | Buy | 1,739.00p | 2,000.00p | 2,000.00p | Reiteration |
| 08-Feb-13 | HSBC | Neutral | 1,588.00p | 1,650.00p | 1,650.00p | Upgrade |
| 04-Feb-13 | Seymour Pierce | Buy | 1,598.00p | 2,020.00p | 2,020.00p | Reiteration |
| 24-Jan-13 | Espirito Santo Execution | Neutral | 1,761.00p | 1,700.00p | 1,700.00p | Reiteration |
| 22-Jan-13 | Seymour Pierce | Buy | 1,810.00p | 2,020.00p | 2,020.00p | Reiteration |
| 21-Jan-13 | Bank of America | Neutral | 1,806.00p | 2,700.00p | 1,950.00p | DownGrade |
| 18-Jan-13 | HSBC | Underweight | 1,830.00p | 1,750.00p | 1,650.00p | Reiteration |
| 14-Jan-13 | UBS | Buy | 1,749.00p | 2,350.00p | 2,250.00p | Reiteration |
| 02-Jan-13 | Jefferies | Buy | 1,769.00p | 2,535.00p | 2,000.00p | Reiteration |
| 18-Dec-12 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-weight | 1,704.00p | 2,230.00p | 1,670.00p | Reiteration |
| 18-Dec-12 | Espirito Santo Execution | Neutral | 1,704.00p | 2,550.00p | 1,700.00p | DownGrade |
| 17-Dec-12 | Investec Securities | Hold | 1,664.00p | 2,520.00p | 2,520.00p | DownGrade |
| 17-Dec-12 | Peel Hunt Limited | Hold | 1,664.00p | 2,200.00p | 2,200.00p | Reiteration |
| 17-Dec-12 | Seymour Pierce | Buy | 1,664.00p | 2,500.00p | 2,500.00p | Reiteration |
| 17-Dec-12 | Numis Securities | Hold | 1,664.00p | - | 1,680.00p | Reiteration |
| 17-Dec-12 | Oriel Securities | Buy | 1,664.00p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 17-Dec-12 | Barclays | Overweight | 1,664.00p | 2,360.00p | 2,360.00p | Reiteration |
| 30-Nov-12 | Berenberg Bank | Hold | 2,232.00p | - | 2,010.00p | New Coverage |
| 16-Nov-12 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-weight | 2,095.00p | 2,230.00p | 2,230.00p | Reiteration |
| 24-Oct-12 | RBC Capital Markets | Outperform | 2,046.00p | 2,700.00p | 2,500.00p | DownGrade |
| 23-Oct-12 | UBS | Buy | 2,028.00p | 2,550.00p | 2,550.00p | Reiteration |
| 23-Oct-12 | AlphaValue | Add | 2,028.00p | 2,241.00p | 2,244.00p | Upgrade |
| 22-Oct-12 | Espirito Santo Execution | Buy | 2,073.00p | 2,700.00p | 2,550.00p | Reiteration |
| 22-Oct-12 | HSBC | Underperform | 2,073.00p | - | - | DownGrade |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 1,731.00p |
| Change Today | -27.00p |
| % Change | -1.54 % |
| 52 Week High | 2,400.00p |
| 52 Week Low | 1,557.00p |
| Volume | 944,395 |
| Shares Issued | 268.98m |
| Market Cap | £4,656.02m |
| Beta | 1.11 |
| RiskGrade | 167 |
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| Strong Buy | 14 |
| Buy | 1 |
| Neutral | 7 |
| Sell | 1 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 23 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 24-Apr-13 | 05-Sep-12 |
| Paid | 23-May-13 | 05-Oct-12 |
| Amount | 15.63p | 8.28p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:41 | 2,950 @ 1,778.00p |
| 16:41 | 930 @ 1,726.44p |
| 16:35 | 109,494 @ 1,731.00p |
| 16:29 | 417 @ 1,730.00p |
| 16:29 | 319 @ 1,730.00p |
| Finance Director | Angus Cockburn |
| Chair | Philip G Rogerson |
| CEO | Rupert Soames |
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