| Date | Broker name | New | Price | Old price target | New price target | Broker change |
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| 20-May-13 | UBS | Buy | 198.00p | 245.00p | 240.00p | Reiteration |
| 20-May-13 | Deutsche | Hold | 198.00p | 200.00p | 200.00p | Reiteration |
| 16-May-13 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 208.00p | 272.00p | 253.00p | Reiteration |
| 13-May-13 | Bank of America | Neutral | 211.20p | 220.00p | 220.00p | DownGrade |
| 29-Apr-13 | Deutsche | Hold | 196.60p | 200.00p | 200.00p | Reiteration |
| 23-Apr-13 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | 187.40p | 240.00p | 215.00p | Reiteration |
| 15-Apr-13 | Bank of America | Neutral | 182.40p | 250.00p | 220.00p | DownGrade |
| 08-Apr-13 | Jefferies | Hold | 202.00p | - | 225.00p | New Coverage |
| 22-Mar-13 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | 221.70p | 270.00p | 290.00p | Reiteration |
| 20-Mar-13 | Jefferies | Hold | 225.80p | 175.00p | 200.00p | Reiteration |
| 19-Mar-13 | Numis Securities | Buy | 223.10p | 239.00p | 269.00p | Upgrade |
| 28-Feb-13 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | 206.80p | 195.00p | 230.00p | Reiteration |
| 25-Jan-13 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | 202.00p | 245.00p | 270.00p | Reiteration |
| 16-Jan-13 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 197.00p | 180.00p | 180.00p | Reiteration |
| 16-Jan-13 | Deutsche | Hold | 197.00p | 175.00p | 175.00p | Reiteration |
| 15-Jan-13 | Bank of America | Buy | 194.10p | 193.00p | 220.00p | Reiteration |
| 03-Dec-12 | Deutsche | Hold | 177.20p | 160.00p | 160.00p | Reiteration |
| 30-Nov-12 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | 179.00p | - | 195.00p | New Coverage |
| 28-Nov-12 | Bank of America | Buy | 170.00p | 193.00p | 193.00p | Reiteration |
| 08-Nov-12 | Deutsche | Hold | 165.60p | 160.00p | 160.00p | Reiteration |
| 28-Aug-12 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 158.00p | 185.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 12-Jul-12 | Nplus1 Brewin | Hold | 128.20p | 130.00p | - | Upgrade |
| 03-Jul-12 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 140.10p | 280.00p | 180.00p | DownGrade |
| 28-Jun-12 | Deutsche | Hold | 133.90p | - | - | DownGrade |
| 28-Jun-12 | UBS | Buy | 133.90p | 260.00p | 177.00p | Reiteration |
| 28-Jun-12 | HB Markets | Sell | 133.90p | - | - | DownGrade |
| 28-Jun-12 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 133.90p | 260.00p | 185.00p | Reiteration |
| 27-Jun-12 | Brewin Dolphin | Reduce | 138.00p | 255.00p | 160.00p | DownGrade |
| 27-Jun-12 | Nplus1 Brewin | Reduce | 138.00p | 255.00p | 160.00p | DownGrade |
| 16-Mar-12 | Numis Securities | Buy | 251.00p | - | - | Upgrade |
| 16-Mar-12 | Brewin Dolphin | Add | 251.00p | - | - | DownGrade |
| 14-Mar-12 | Numis Securities | Add | 228.90p | 249.00p | - | DownGrade |
| 24-Feb-12 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 223.00p | - | 260.00p | New Coverage |
| 06-Dec-11 | Bank of America | Buy | 174.00p | - | 255.00p | Restart Coverage |
| 30-Nov-11 | UBS | Buy | 170.10p | - | 235.00p | New Coverage |
| 07-Sep-11 | Numis Securities | Buy | 173.60p | 271.00p | 255.00p | Upgrade |
| 05-Aug-11 | Royal Bank of Scotland | Hold | 177.60p | 270.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 12-Jul-11 | Royal Bank of Scotland | Hold | 235.90p | - | - | DownGrade |
| 09-Jun-11 | Deutsche | Buy | 224.80p | - | 290.00p | New Coverage |
| 12-May-11 | Numis Securities | Add | 210.50p | 244.00p | - | DownGrade |
| 11-Mar-11 | Brewin Dolphin | Buy | 196.90p | 270.00p | - | Upgrade |
| 09-Mar-11 | Numis Securities | Hold | 209.00p | 223.00p | - | DownGrade |
| 08-Feb-11 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | 240.50p | 272.00p | - | Upgrade |
| 16-Dec-10 | Brewin Dolphin | Buy | 202.79p | 400.00p | - | Upgrade |
| 24-Nov-10 | Numis Securities | Buy | 155.99p | - | 297.00p | New Coverage |
| 11-Oct-10 | Barclays | Overweight | 159.66p | - | 300.00p | New Coverage |
| 24-Jun-10 | Brewin Dolphin | Add | 121.03p | - | - | Reiteration |
| 07-Jun-10 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Neutral | 122.32p | - | - | DownGrade |
| 24-Mar-10 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | 116.36p | 220.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 20-Oct-09 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight | 112.66p | 190.00p | 210.00p | Reiteration |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 192.50p |
| Change Today | -0.90p |
| % Change | -0.47 % |
| 52 Week High | 225.80 |
| 52 Week Low | 127.40 |
| Volume | 645,449 |
| Shares Issued | 339.88m |
| Market Cap | £654.27m |
| Beta | 1.21 |
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| Strong Buy | 4 |
| Buy | 1 |
| Neutral | 7 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 12 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 05-Jun-13 | 10-Oct-12 |
| Paid | 05-Jul-13 | 08-Nov-12 |
| Amount | 3.30p | 2.20p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:36 | 25,000 @ 192.50p |
| 16:35 | 193,298 @ 192.50p |
| 16:29 | 1,005 @ 192.80p |
| 16:29 | 51 @ 191.90p |
| 16:28 | 1,121 @ 192.20p |
| CEO | Adrian M Whitfield |
| Finance Director | David Blackwood |
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