Disclosure obligations of shareholders and FDR holders

In accordance with article 8 of the Luxembourg law of January 11, 2008 any shareholder or FDR holder acquiring or disposing of shares or FDRs respectively, is required to inform the company and the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier within 4 business days of the proportion of voting rights held as a result of such acquisition or disposal where that proportion reaches, exceeds or falls below the thresholds of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 33 1/3% 50% or 66 2/3%.

Further to the transitional provisions of the Luxembourg law of January 11, 2008, shareholders and FDR holders shall also inform the company of the proportion of voting rights held, unless they have already made previously a notification concerning equivalent information.

The number of shares used as the basis for calculating these percentages is 499,477,695, being the total of class A shares and class B shares in issue.