In conformity with Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 5.6.1R, the Company notifies the market of the following:
At 31 October 2024, the issued share capital of the Company consisted of 422,498,890 ordinary shares, each with a nominal value of £0.01. This comprised 26,395,468 ordinary shares held in treasury and 396,103,422 ordinary shares in circulation.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 396,103,422. This figure 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 FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The Company's LEI is 213800RFHAOF372UU580.