Exercise of Shareholder Warrants 2009

The information furnished on this webpage does not constitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States of America or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation.  Users of this webpage are requested to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.  No money, securities, or other consideration is being solicited by this webpage.

The securities have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account of, benefit of, any US person. The company has no intention to register the securities under the Securities Act. 

The information furnished on this webpage is for information purposes only, is not an offering memorandum or prospectus and should not be treated as offering material of any sort. This announcement constitutes an advertisement for the purposes of Article 15 of Directive 2003/71/EC. A prospectus in relation to the admission to trading of the warrants on the SIX’s Scheme B is expected to be published in due course and, when published, will be available from the registered office of the book runner. The distribution of this announcement and the offer and sale of the warrants in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Any persons reading this announcement should inform themselves of and observe any such restrictions. Any such offer will be made solely by means of a prospectus or offering memorandum to be published in due course and any purchase of the warrants should be made on the basis of the information contained in such prospectus or offering memorandum.

The information furnished on this webpage is directed only at persons who (i) are outside the United Kingdom or (ii) have professional experience in matters relating to investments or to whom this announcement may otherwise be directed without contravention of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”). The information on this webpage is directed only at Relevant Persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not Relevant Persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this announcement relates is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons.

The information on this webpage is not for distribution or release in the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong-Kong, or Japan or in any other jurisdiction in which offers or sales would be prohibited by applicable law.

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