Analysis of Shareholders

As at 30 March 2012, the number of registered shareholders was 3,312 and the number of ordinary shares in issue was 199,383,222


No. of holdings% of total shareholdersNo. of
Shares
% of Issued
Share Capital
Range of holdings



1–5,000 2,755 83.2 3,836,757 1.9
5,001–10,000 142 4.3 1,011,779 0.5
10,001–50,000 162 4.9 3,805,057 1.9
50,001–100,000 61 1.8 4,303,412 2.2
100,001–500,000 114 3.4 24,000,118 12.0
500,001 and above 78 2.4 162,426,099 81.5
Total 3,312 100.0 199,383,222 100.0
Held by



Individuals 1,794 54.2 3,151,074 1.6
Institutions 1,518 45.8 196,232,148 98.4
Total 3,312 100.0 199,383,222 100.0

Results and Financial Diary

Annual General Meeting: 31 July 2012.
Final dividend: 3 August 2012.
Record date: 6 July 2012.
Ex dividend date: 4 July 2012.
Pre-close statement: October 2012.
Half-year report: November 2012.

Annual General Meeting

The AGM of the Group is to be held on Tuesday 31 July 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham, Bridge Road, Birmingham, B1 2JZ.

Each shareholder is entitled to attend and vote at the meeting.