Board approval

The directors are responsible for the maintenance of adequate accounting records, the preparation and integrity of the Group annual financial statements and all related information. The directors are also responsible for the systems of internal control which are designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance as to the reliability of the financial statements and to adequately safeguard, verify and maintain accountability of assets and to prevent and detect material misstatement and loss.

The directors believe that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and accordingly the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

The Group annual financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 15 May 2007 and are signed on its behalf by:

J P Montanana

D B Pfaff

Chief Executive Officer

Group Finance Director