Analysis of shareholders

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Dividends and Debenture interest

Proposed 2011 Final Dividend:

Ex-Dividend

25 January 2012

Record date

27 January 2012

Payment date

17 February 2012

Interim Dividend to be paid

July 2012

Debenture Stock interest to be paid

31 March 2012 30 September 2012

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Registrar

Equiniti Limited maintains the Group’s Register of Members. They may be contacted at:

Equiniti Limited Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing
West Sussex BN99 6DA
Telephone 0871 384 2294 (International +44 121 415 7047).
Calls to this number are charged at 8p per minute from a BT landline. Other telephone providers’ costs may vary.

Shareholder accounts may be accessed online through www.shareview.co.uk. This gives secure access to account information and permits shareholders to amend address information and payment instructions. There is also a Shareview dealing service which is a simple and convenient way to buy or sell shares in the Group.

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Impact of REIT status on payment of dividends

As a REIT, certain categories of shareholder may be able to receive their dividends gross without deduction of withholding tax. Categories which may claim this exemption include: UK companies, charities, local authorities, UK pension schemes and managers of PEPs, ISAs and Child Trust Funds.

For further information and the forms for completion to apply for dividends to be paid gross, please see the Group’s website or contact the Group’s registrar. The deadline for completed forms to be with the Group’s registrar for payment of the 2011 final dividend is 27 January 2012.

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Sharegift

The Orr Mackintosh Foundation operates a voluntary charity share donation scheme for retail shareholders who wish to dispose of small numbers of shares whose value makes it uneconomical to sell them. Details are available from www.sharegift.org or the Group’s registrar.

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