Major shareholders

Details of major shareholders of the company's ordinary and preference shares are given on the report of directors.

There have been no significant changes in the percentage ownership of major shareholders of the company's ordinary and preference shares during the three years ended 27 February 2008. All shareholders within a class of the company's shares have the same voting rights. The company is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by another corporation or any foreign government and the company is unaware of any arrangement which might result in a change of control.

At 27 February 2008, the directors of the company had options to purchase a total of 8,603,307 ordinary shares of the company.

As at 31 December 2007, almost all of the company's US$ denominated preference shares and ADSs representing ordinary shares were held by shareholders registered in the US. All other shares were predominantly held by shareholders registered outside the US.