Transaction in Own Shares

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES TO BE HELD IN TREASURY                 

1) Date of the purchase:

3 December 2013

2) Number of Ordinary Shares purchased to be held in Treasury:

195,000

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

161p

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

32,933,932 Ordinary shares -including shares held in Treasury
27,204,268 Ordinary shares - excluding 5,729,664 shares held in Treasury

5) Name of contact for queries:

Kerry Higgins
020 7743 1089

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

Kerry Higgins
for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary

7) Date of notification:

3 December 2013