28 November 2012
The Company announces that, on 28 November 2012, it issued 200,000 new Ordinary shares of 1 pence each for cash at a price of 345 pence per share under its Ordinary share Block Listing facility. The new Ordinary shares rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary shares.
Following this issue of shares, the total number of Ordinary shares in issue is 79,769,523. Each Ordinary Share carries the right to one vote in relation to all circumstances at general meetings of the Company, therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 79,769,523. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Richard Pavry
Director of Investment Trusts
Jupiter Asset Management Limited
rpavry@jupiter-group.co.uk
020 7314 4822
Celia Whitten
Company Secretarial Department
Jupiter Asset Management Limited
cwhitten@jupiter-group.co.uk
020 7314 5565