UK Corporate Governance Code

During the year ended 1 January 2012, the Company was subject to the UK Corporate Governence Code (‘the Code’) published by the Financial Reporting Council and available on its website www.frc.org.uk.

Throughout that year, the Company was in full compliance with the provisions of the Code. The Corporate Governance Section of the annual report can be accessed from this page.

Further information on the Code can be obtained from the Financial Reporting Concil's UK Corporate Governance Code web page http://www.frc.org.uk/corporate/ukcgcode.cfm.