OREANDA-NEWS. On 31 December 2008 was announced, that in conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (“the Rules”), we notify the market of the following:

At the date of this notice, the issued capital of the Company comprises 535,240,338 ordinary shares. All of these shares carry voting rights of one vote per share.

The Company does not currently hold any shares in treasury.

The above figure of 535,240,338 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Rules.