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EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS
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| Open Offer Record Date and time | 5.00 p.m. on 1 | December | 2009 |
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| Announcement of the Open Offer | 3 December |
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| Existing Ordinary Shares marked 'ex' by the | 3 December |
| London Stock Exchange | |
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| Open Offer Entitlements credit to stock account | |
| in CREST of | |
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| Qualifying CREST Holders | 3 December |
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| Recommended latest time for requesting | |
| withdrawal of Open | |
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| Offer Entitlements from CREST | 4.30 p.m. on 15 |
| | December |
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| Latest time for depositing Open Offer | 3.00 p.m. on 16 |
| Entitlements into CREST | December |
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| Latest time and date for splitting of | |
| Application Forms | |
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| (to satisfy bona fide market claims only) | 3.00 p.m. on 17 |
| | December |
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| Latest time and date for receipt of completed | |
| Application Forms | |
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| and payment in full under the Open Offer or | |
| settlement or relevant | |
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| CREST instruction (as appropriate) | 11.00 a.m. on 21 |
| | December |
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| Date of Admission and commencement of dealings | 22 December |
| of the Offer Shares | |
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| Offer Shares credited to CREST stock accounts | 22 December |
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| Date of despatch of definitive share | 29 December |
| certificates for Offer Shares | |
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