The Company is pleased to announce that the placing of 56,440,000 new ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the capital of the Company announced on 24 January 2008 has now settled.

The Company notifies the market, in accordance with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, that the Company's issued share capital consists of 201,628,824 ordinary shares of 5 pence each, with each share carrying the right to one vote. No ordinary shares are held in treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 201,628,824.

The above figure should be used by shareholders when calculating whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Regal Tel: 020 7408 9500
David J Greer, Chairman & CEO 

Strand Partners Tel: 020 7409 3494
Simon Raggett / Rory Murphy 

Mirabaud Securities Tel: 020 7878 3362
Peter Krens / Pav Sanghera 

Citigate Dewe Rogerson Tel: 020 7638 9571
Media enquiries: Martin Jackson
Analyst enquiries: Scott Fulton