Following the share buyback the Company's issued ordinary share capital consists of 141,114,913 ordinary shares, 2,251,093 of which shares (being 1.60% of the Company's total issued share capital) are held in treasury. Each share carries one vote. Accordingly, the number of shares with voting rights in issue is 138,863,820. 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 FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. 

For more information:

J. Rothschild Capital Management (Manager):

T: 020 7647 8565

E: investorrelations@ritcap.co.uk

Deutsche Numis (Joint Broker):

Nathan Brown / Vicki Paine

T: 020 7260 1000

JP Morgan Cazenove Limited (Joint Broker):

William Simmonds

T: 020 3493 8000

Brunswick Group (Media enquiries):

Nick Cosgrove / Peter Hesse

T: 020 7404 5959

E: RIT@BrunswickGroup.com