Financial Calendar

Please note: dates may be subject to change

Forecast Dates

Annual General Meeting 2010	28 October 2010
Final dividend ex-dividend date	3 November 2010
Final dividend record date	5 November 2010
Final dividend payment date (30.0p)	19 November 2010
Half year period end	2 January 2011
Half year results	25 February 2011

Full Year Results	2 September 2010
Year end	3 July 2010
Pre-close trading update	24 June 2010
Interim Management Statement	29 April 2010
Interim dividend payment date (51.0p)	1 April 2010
Half year results	25 February 2010
Half year period end	2 January 2010
Pre-close trading update	15 December 2009
Final dividend (55.5p)	20 November 2009
Annual General Meeting 2009	29 October 2009