NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of the issuer

2. Notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a)

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

4. State whether notification relates to a personconnected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/directornamed in 3 and identify the connected person

n/a

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the personreferred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

The notification relates to the holding of the person stated in 3 above.

6. Description of shares(including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

Ordinary shares of each

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of sharesheld by each of them

Wealth Nominees Ltd 28,000 shares

8. State the nature of the transaction

Market Purchase.

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to sharesacquired

25,000 ordinary shares

10. Percentage of issued classacquired (treasury sharesof that classshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

0.002%

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to sharesdisposed

n/a

12. Percentage of issued classdisposed (treasury sharesof that classshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

n/a

13. Price per shareor value of transaction

77.2852p

14. Date of transaction

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury sharesshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

Following this notification, is interested in 53,000 shares which is 0.004%

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

If a person discharging managerial responsibilitieshas been granted options by the issuercomplete the following boxes

17 Date of grant

n/a

18. Period during which or date on which it can be exercised

n/a

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

n/a

20. Description of sharesor debentures involved (classand number)

n/a

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise

n/a

22. Total number of sharesor debentures over which options held following notification

n/a

23. Any additional information

None

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

- Company Secretary - 0203 549 6000

25. Date of Notification

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