advisers

nominated adviser and broker

Numis Securities Ltd
The London Stock Exchange Building
10 Paternoster Square
London EC4M 7LT

independent auditors

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
1 Embankment Place
London
WC2N 6RH

solicitors

Macfarlanes
20 Curistor Street
London EC4A 1LT

principal bankers

Lloyds TSB PLC
39 Threadneedle Street
London EC2R 8AU

registrars and receiving agents

Capita Registrars
34 Beckenham Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4TU

financial public relations adviser

Collage Hill Associates Limited
The Registry
Royal Mint Court
London EC3N 4QN