06 December 2007

Director Shareholding

The Board of the Company received formal notification today that, on 5 December 2007, Paul Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, acquired 100,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company at a price of 175.5 pence per share. These shares were acquired through Paul Campbell’s personal pension plan. Following this purchase of shares Paul Campbell is interested in a total of 256,853 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company (of which 156,853 ordinary shares are held directly and 100,000 ordinary shares are held through personal pension plan) representing 0.70% of the current issued share capital of the Company.