Geographical analysis of shareholders
At 31 March 2007, approximately 56.02% of the Company's shares were held in the UK, 30.60% in North America, 12.38% in Europe (excluding the UK) and 1.00% in the Rest of the World.

Major shareholders
The Bank of New York, as custodian of the Company's ADR programme, held approximately 12.2% of the Company's ordinary shares of $0.11 3.7 each at 25 May 2007 as nominee. The total number of ADRs outstanding at 25 May 2007 was 647,375,153. At this date, 1,138 holders of record of ordinary shares had registered addresses in the United States and in total held approximately 0.006% of the ordinary shares of the Company. As at 25 May 2007, the following percentage interests in the ordinary share capital of the Company, disclosable under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, (DTR 5), have been notified to the directors:

• Legal & General Investment Management 4.02%

The rights attaching to the ordinary shares of the Company held by this shareholder are identical in all respects to the rights attaching to all the ordinary shares of the Company. The directors are not aware, as at 25 May 2007, of any other interest of 3% or more in the ordinary share capital of the Company. The Company is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by any foreign government or any other legal entity. There are no arrangements known to the Company that could result in a change of control of the Company.