The number of shares in issue is 193,784,080 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each (including shares held as treasury shares). No ordinary shares are held as treasury shares and therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 193,784,080. There are no restrictions on the transfer of securities in the Company. The Company’s securities have not been admitted to trading on any other exchanges.
As far as the Company is aware, the percentage of the Company’s issued share capital not in public hands (as defined by the AIM Rules for Companies) is 46.8%. In so far as the Company has been notified, the Company’s significant (3% or larger) shareholders are as follows.
