| Date | Broker name | New | Price | Old price target | New price target | Broker change |
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| 30-Apr-13 | UBS | Neutral | 446.00p | 385.00p | 445.00p | Reiteration |
| 25-Apr-13 | Exane BNP Paribas | Underperform | 448.00p | 310.00p | 370.00p | Reiteration |
| 25-Apr-13 | Citigroup | Neutral | 448.00p | 360.00p | 435.00p | Reiteration |
| 24-Apr-13 | Jefferies | Buy | 446.70p | 380.00p | 380.00p | Reiteration |
| 24-Apr-13 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | 446.70p | 405.00p | 405.00p | Reiteration |
| 22-Apr-13 | HSBC | Overweight | 420.00p | 430.00p | 485.00p | Reiteration |
| 19-Apr-13 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | 414.00p | 400.00p | 400.00p | Reiteration |
| 12-Apr-13 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 418.00p | 360.00p | 360.00p | Reiteration |
| 04-Apr-13 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | 411.00p | 230.00p | 230.00p | Upgrade |
| 01-Mar-13 | Credit Suisse | Neutral | 397.00p | - | 405.00p | New Coverage |
| 14-Feb-13 | HSBC | Overweight | 397.90p | 420.00p | 430.00p | Reiteration |
| 31-Jan-13 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 368.80p | 360.00p | 360.00p | Reiteration |
| 22-Jan-13 | Exane BNP Paribas | Underperform | 374.20p | 310.00p | 310.00p | Reiteration |
| 17-Jan-13 | Oriel Securities | Buy | 376.00p | 420.00p | 420.00p | Upgrade |
| 16-Jan-13 | Jefferies | Buy | 366.00p | 380.00p | 380.00p | Reiteration |
| 16-Jan-13 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 366.00p | 280.00p | 360.00p | Reiteration |
| 14-Jan-13 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | 376.70p | 375.00p | 375.00p | Reiteration |
| 17-Dec-12 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 368.10p | 420.00p | 420.00p | Reiteration |
| 14-Dec-12 | UBS | Neutral | 368.80p | 340.00p | 340.00p | DownGrade |
| 10-Dec-12 | HSBC | Overweight | 370.00p | 350.00p | 420.00p | Reiteration |
| 04-Dec-12 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | 370.80p | 298.00p | 375.00p | Reiteration |
| 23-Oct-12 | UBS | Buy | 324.40p | 285.00p | 340.00p | Reiteration |
| 17-Oct-12 | Exane BNP Paribas | Underperform | 301.00p | 235.00p | 280.00p | Reiteration |
| 17-Oct-12 | Oriel Securities | Hold | 301.00p | 300.00p | - | DownGrade |
| 16-Oct-12 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | 306.90p | 285.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 16-Oct-12 | Jefferies | Buy | 306.90p | 280.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 16-Oct-12 | Investec Securities | Buy | 306.90p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 10-Oct-12 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | 266.40p | 285.00p | - | DownGrade |
| 09-Oct-12 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 278.80p | 250.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 04-Oct-12 | Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | 280.00p | 270.00p | 235.00p | Reiteration |
| 11-Sep-12 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 275.90p | 250.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 07-Aug-12 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | 274.00p | 285.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 03-Aug-12 | Bank of America | Underperform | 264.20p | 280.00p | 260.00p | DownGrade |
| 09-Jul-12 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | 264.00p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 04-Jul-12 | HSBC | Neutral | 259.00p | 275.00p | 315.00p | Reiteration |
| 04-Jul-12 | Oriel Securities | Reduce | 259.00p | 200.00p | 225.00p | Upgrade |
| 03-Jul-12 | Panmure Gordon | Buy | 259.00p | 256.00p | 285.00p | Upgrade |
| 03-Jul-12 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 259.00p | 250.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 03-Jul-12 | Jefferies | Buy | 259.00p | 280.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 03-Jul-12 | Investec Securities | Buy | 259.00p | 275.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 02-Jul-12 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | 248.50p | 256.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 11-Jun-12 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 230.20p | 250.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 01-Jun-12 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 225.60p | 280.00p | 250.00p | Reiteration |
| 21-May-12 | Jefferies | Buy | 237.00p | 280.00p | - | New Coverage |
| 09-May-12 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 238.00p | 250.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 01-May-12 | Investec Securities | Buy | 241.80p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 30-Apr-12 | Panmure Gordon | Hold | 229.20p | 248.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 13-Apr-12 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 224.80p | 250.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 08-Mar-12 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 235.50p | 250.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 09-Feb-12 | Seymour Pierce | Hold | 252.70p | 250.00p | - | Reiteration |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 464.50p |
| Change Today | 2.90p |
| % Change | 0.63 % |
| 52 Week High | 467.60p |
| 52 Week Low | 224.40p |
| Volume | 130,401 |
| Shares Issued | 277.52m |
| Market Cap | £1,289.07m |
| Beta | 0.82 |
| RiskGrade | 114 |
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| Strong Buy | 5 |
| Buy | 1 |
| Neutral | 6 |
| Sell | 1 |
| Strong Sell | 1 |
| Total | 14 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 26-Jun-13 | 05-Dec-12 |
| Paid | 26-Jul-13 | 04-Jan-13 |
| Amount | 8.23p | 5.45p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:35 | 26,636 @ 464.50p |
| 16:29 | 77 @ 463.50p |
| 16:29 | 287 @ 463.50p |
| 16:29 | 68 @ 463.10p |
| 16:28 | 407 @ 463.00p |
| CEO | Alan White |
| Finance Director | Dean Roderick Moore |
| Chair | Andrew Higginson |
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