Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008, the notice and form of proxy in respect of the Company’s Annual General Meeting on 1 May 2009 have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available at the UK Listing Authority’s Document viewing facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS
Tel. No. (0) 20 7676 1000

For further information please contact:

Nicholas Rowe, Company Secretary
Tel. No. (0) 1235 438 016

2 April 2009