Shareholder relations

The Company is committed to maintaining good communications with shareholders. Senior executives, including the Chairman, Chief Executive and Group Finance Director, have dialogue with individual institutional shareholders in order to develop an understanding of their views which are fed back to the Board. Twice a year general presentations are given to analysts and investors covering the annual and half year results. The Company Secretary generally deals with questions from individual shareholders. All shareholders have the opportunity to ask questions at the Company’s AGM, which all Directors attend.