Transaction in Own Shares

23rd Dec 2010 11:41

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES TO BE HELD IN TREASURY

1) Date of the purchase:

23 December 2010

2) Number of Sterling denominated shares of no par value purchased to be held in Treasury:

15,000

3) Highest and lowest price paid per share (excluding expenses):

780.00p

4) The issued share capital of the Company following this buy-back will be:

- 9,899,621 Sterling denominated shares of no par value with 1.6 voting rights per share (excluding 1,146,795 Sterling denominated treasury shares) - 1,752,235 Euro denominated shares of no par value with 1.4 voting rights per share (excluding 164,178 Euro denominated treasury shares) - 2,339,560 US Dollar denominated shares of no par value with 1 voting right per share (excluding 165,505 US Dollar denominated treasury shares)

The total number of voting rights in the Company is 20,632,083, excluding treasury shares.

5) Name of contact for queries:

Ian Webster+44 (0)15 3460 0802

6) Name of authorised Company official responsible for this notification:

Ian Webster

for BlackRock (Channel Islands) LimitedSecretary7) Date of notification:23 December 2010

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Related Shares:

Smo Gold