28th April 2004


We hereby advise that all the items of business at today’s EGM to approve the share buyback,
were duly carried. Details of which are as follows:

1. Special Business
   To consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolution

   “That shareholders authorize and approve:
   
   a. the buy-back by the Company of its issued ordinary shares under an off-market share buy-back; and
   
   b. the terms, the entry into, of buy-back agreements to effect such buyback; as detailed in the Explanatory Notes which accompanied the Notice of General Meeting.”
   
   The number of proxy votes received in favour of the resolution were: 8,028,101
   The number of proxy votes received against the resolution were: 2,260
   There were no proxies who abstained from voting.
   
   
2. Other Business
   There was no other business brought forward.
   

Provided the private tax ruling is received within the next week, we expect the Record Date to remain the 7th May 2004.

A copy of the Chairman’s Address to the EGM was forwarded prior to commencement of the meeting.


S.L. MASON
Company Secretary

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