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Financial Calendar and Shareholder Information

Annual general meeting 30 April 2008
Final dividend for 2007 4 July 2008
Interim results for 2008 July 2008
Interim dividend for 2008 January 2009
Results for 2008 February 2009
 

Shareholder Enquiries

Enquiries on the following administrative matters can be addressed to the Company’s registrars, Capita Registrars, Northern House, Woodsome Park, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield HD8 0LA. Telephone: 0871 664 0300 (calls to 0871 numbers cost 10p per minute plus network extras) or +44(0)208 639 3399; Fax: +44(0)1484 600911; and email: shareholder.services@capitaregistrars.com.

  • - Change of address
  • - Lost share certificates or dividend cheques
  • - Dividend mandates
  • - Amalgamation of holdings

Forms for these matters can be downloaded from the registrars’ website at www.capitaregistrars.com, where shareholders can also check their holdings and details.

Share Dealing Service

Information on a low cost share dealing service offered by our registrar is available from Capita on 0871 664 0300 (calls to 0871 numbers cost 10p per minute plus network extras) or at www.capitadeal.com.

Shareholder Analysis

Analysis of share register as at 17 February 2008
               
Holding range: Number of shareholders   %   Number of Shares   %
               
1 to 1,000 903   28.3   465,832   0.14
1,001 to 10,000 1,635   51.3   5,914,594   1.83
10,001 to 100,000 399   12.5   12,821,019   3.96
100,001 to 500,000 146   4.6   35,678,532   11.02
500,001 and over 105   3.3   268,793,246   83.05
  3,188   100.0   323,673,223   100.00
               
               
Types of shareholders: % of shareholders       % of total shares    
               
Directors’ interests 0.1       1.4    
Major institutional and corporate holdings 8.2       91.0    
Other shareholdings 91.7       7.6    
  100.0       100.0    
               
 
As at 26 February 2008 the following interests of 3% or more in the issued share capital of the Company appeared in the register maintained under the provisions of Section 211 of the Companies Act 1985:
               
          Number of shares   %
               
Standard Life plc         38,902,420   12.0
Sprucegrove Investment Management Limited         22,857,612   7.1
Legal & General Investment Management Limited         12,999,910   4.0
Franklin Resources Inc.         12,830,800   4.0
Atlantic Investment Management Inc.         9,700,000   3.0