RNS Service Notice

Whilst the London Stock Exchange takes reasonable steps to verify the source
of the information provided on the Regulatory News Service ("RNS"), it shall
accept no liability for the use to which the information is put or the
consequences of reliance on it by any person. The information provided on RNS
is given to the Exchange by issuers of securities and by other authorised
bodies for distribution, and the Exchange accepts no responsibility for its
completeness or accuracy. Announcements submitted to the Exchange in HTML
format are converted to ASCII for onward transmission to third party vendors.
The original HTML version can be viewed on the Exchange's website at:
www.londonstockexchange-rns.com