In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (“the Rules”), the Company hereby notifies the market of the following:

At the date of this announcement, the issued capital of the Company comprises 458,379,033 ordinary shares.

The Company currently holds 11,524,886 ordinary shares in treasury and therefore the issued share capital of the Company which carries voting rights of one vote per share comprises 446,854,147 ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares).

The above figure of 446,854,147 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Susanna Freeman
Company Secretary
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7901 7826

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