Financial Calendar

Date Title

2012

23 Jan 2012

Payment of interim dividend

25 Apr 2012

Pre-Close Trading Statement

28 Jun 2012

Preliminary announcement of results for the year ended 30 April 2012

2011

26 Jan 2011 Ex-dividend date for interim dividend
01 Mar 2011 Payment of interim dividend
10 Mar 2011 Interim Management Statement for the third quarter 2010/2011
20 Apr 2011 Pre-Close Trading Statement
23 Jun 2011 Preliminary announcement of results for the year ended 30 April 2011
10 Aug 2011 Ex-dividend date for final dividend
06 Sep 2011 Annual General Meeting and Interim Management Statement for the first quarter of 2011/12
13 Sep 2011 Payment of final dividend
27 Oct 2011 Pre-Close Trading Statement
7 Dec 2011 Announcement of half-year results for the six months ended 31 October 2011
21 Dec 2011 Ex-dividend date for interim dividend

2010

27 Jan 2010 Ex-dividend date for interim dividend
29 Jan 2010 Record date for interim dividend
02 Mar 2010 Payment of interim dividend
04 Mar 2010 Interim Management Statement for the third quarter of 2009/10
24 Jun 2010 Preliminary announcement of results for the year ended 30 April 2010
11 Aug 2010 Ex-dividend date for final dividend
13 Aug 2010 Record date for final dividend
07 Sep 2010 Annual General Meeting and Interim Management Statement for the first quarter of 2010/11
14 Sep 2010 Payment of final dividend
27 Oct 2010 Pre-Close Trading Statement
09 Dec 2010 Announcement of half-year results for the six months ended 31 October 2010

*Provisional date