13 May 2009

The company announces that on 11 May 2009 the following directors and PDMRs purchased the number of shares (partnership shares) set out against their names below and were allocated the number of free matching shares set out below under the Company’s Share Incentive Plan (‘SIP’):

The partnership shares were purchased at the price of £2.8494 per share.

The Company was notified of this transaction by the Trustees of the SIP on 13 May 2009.

In accordance with the rules of the SIP, the matching shares have been awarded on the basis of one matching share for each partnership share purchased.

The matching shares will vest on the 3rd anniversary of the purchase of the partnership shares subject to continued employment and the retention of the underlying partnership shares.

This notification is made pursuant to the requirements of the Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R.

For further details, please contact

Toby Nicol, Corporate Communications 01582 525339
Rachel Kentleton, Investor Relations 01582 525258