| Date | Broker name | New | Price | Old price target | New price target | Broker change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-13 | Jefferies | Buy | 204.00p | 150.00p | 248.00p | Upgrade |
| 19-Apr-13 | Investec Securities | Buy | 197.90p | 190.00p | 215.00p | Upgrade |
| 17-Apr-13 | Westhouse Securities | Add | 189.70p | 195.00p | 210.00p | Upgrade |
| 17-Apr-13 | Jefferies | Hold | 189.70p | 150.00p | 150.00p | Reiteration |
| 17-Apr-13 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 189.70p | 226.00p | 226.00p | Reiteration |
| 17-Apr-13 | Nplus1 Brewin | Buy | 189.70p | 220.00p | 220.00p | Reiteration |
| 16-Apr-13 | Investec Securities | Hold | 185.70p | 190.00p | 190.00p | Reiteration |
| 12-Apr-13 | Westhouse Securities | Neutral | 184.40p | 195.00p | 195.00p | Reiteration |
| 07-Mar-13 | Citigroup | Buy | 191.50p | 190.00p | 214.00p | Reiteration |
| 06-Mar-13 | Westhouse Securities | Neutral | 192.50p | 186.00p | 195.00p | DownGrade |
| 05-Mar-13 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 199.10p | 200.00p | 226.00p | Reiteration |
| 05-Mar-13 | Investec Securities | Hold | 199.10p | 170.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 05-Mar-13 | Numis Securities | Reduce | 199.10p | 145.00p | 145.00p | Reiteration |
| 05-Mar-13 | Westhouse Securities | Add | 199.10p | 186.00p | 186.00p | Reiteration |
| 19-Feb-13 | Jefferies | Hold | 206.80p | 150.00p | 150.00p | Reiteration |
| 15-Feb-13 | UBS | Buy | 208.60p | 185.00p | 230.00p | Reiteration |
| 11-Feb-13 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | 197.50p | 180.00p | 226.00p | Reiteration |
| 28-Jan-13 | Investec Securities | Hold | 183.90p | 170.00p | 170.00p | Reiteration |
| 14-Jan-13 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | 167.50p | 194.00p | 194.00p | Reiteration |
| 14-Jan-13 | Investec Securities | Hold | 167.50p | 140.00p | 170.00p | Reiteration |
| 08-Jan-13 | Jefferies | Hold | 157.90p | 150.00p | 150.00p | Reiteration |
| 07-Jan-13 | Westhouse Securities | Add | 158.50p | - | 168.00p | Reiteration |
| 13-Dec-12 | UBS | Buy | 163.60p | 170.00p | 170.00p | Reiteration |
| 07-Dec-12 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | 165.00p | 172.00p | 194.00p | Reiteration |
| 23-Nov-12 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | 156.00p | 180.00p | 180.00p | Reiteration |
| 15-Nov-12 | UBS | Buy | 154.00p | 160.00p | 170.00p | Reiteration |
| 14-Nov-12 | Investec Securities | Hold | 152.50p | 130.00p | 140.00p | Reiteration |
| 08-Nov-12 | Westhouse Securities | Add | 151.00p | 153.00p | 153.00p | Reiteration |
| 01-Nov-12 | Credit Suisse | Outperform | 139.40p | - | 180.00p | Restart Coverage |
| 27-Jul-12 | UBS | Buy | 140.10p | 150.00p | 160.00p | Reiteration |
| 20-Jul-12 | Peel Hunt Limited | Hold | 133.10p | 130.00p | - | DownGrade |
| 09-Jul-12 | JP Morgan Cazenove | Overweight | 130.80p | 147.00p | 161.00p | Upgrade |
| 09-Jul-12 | Numis Securities | Sell | 130.80p | 104.00p | - | DownGrade |
| 06-Jul-12 | Westhouse Securities | Buy | 130.70p | - | 153.00p | New Coverage |
| 04-Jul-12 | UBS | Buy | 129.00p | 130.00p | 150.00p | Upgrade |
| 22-Jun-12 | Citigroup | Buy | 123.20p | 145.00p | - | Upgrade |
| 20-Jun-12 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 118.10p | 120.00p | 130.00p | Upgrade |
| 06-Jun-12 | Numis Securities | Reduce | 119.60p | 99.00p | 104.00p | Upgrade |
| 14-May-12 | Numis Securities | Sell | 116.20p | - | - | DownGrade |
| 19-Apr-12 | Investec Securities | Hold | 134.00p | 124.00p | 117.00p | Reiteration |
| 19-Apr-12 | Brewin Dolphin | Hold | 134.00p | 140.00p | - | DownGrade |
| 16-Apr-12 | Canaccord Genuity | Buy | 134.50p | 120.00p | 147.00p | Upgrade |
| 14-Mar-12 | Brewin Dolphin | Add | 130.30p | 140.00p | - | DownGrade |
| 29-Feb-12 | UBS | Neutral | 126.60p | 120.00p | 130.00p | Reiteration |
| 29-Feb-12 | Numis Securities | Hold | 126.60p | 130.00p | - | DownGrade |
| 28-Feb-12 | Peel Hunt Limited | Hold | 129.50p | 125.00p | - | DownGrade |
| 11-Jan-12 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 109.30p | 125.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 09-Nov-11 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 107.50p | 125.00p | - | Reiteration |
| 25-Oct-11 | Altium Capital | Buy | 104.20p | 116.00p | - | Upgrade |
| 21-Oct-11 | Peel Hunt Limited | Buy | 97.95p | 125.00p | - | Reiteration |
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 206.20p |
| Change Today | -4.90p |
| % Change | -2.32 % |
| 52 Week High | 221.00p |
| 52 Week Low | 109.90p |
| Volume | 203,346 |
| Shares Issued | 541.97m |
| Market Cap | £1,117.54m |
| Beta | 0.61 |
| RiskGrade | 118 |
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| Strong Buy | 8 |
| Buy | 1 |
| Neutral | 2 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 1 |
| Total | 12 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 20-Mar-13 | 15-Aug-12 |
| Paid | 26-Apr-13 | 14-Sep-12 |
| Amount | 3.94p | 1.80p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:41 | 1,569 @ 207.40p |
| 16:38 | 3,036 @ 206.20p |
| 16:35 | 31,688 @ 206.20p |
| 16:29 | 416 @ 207.00p |
| 16:29 | 156 @ 207.10p |
| Chair | Gerald M N Corbett |
| CFO | Paul Harris Doughty |
| CEO | Peter Plumb |
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