Remuneration report

Directors' interests

The table below sets out the interests of directors and their families in the Company’s shares at 31 March 2008, other than with respect to options to acquire ordinary shares which are detailed separately. All of the interests held by directors and their families are beneficial.

  At 31 March 2008
ordinary shares
At 31 March 2007
ordinary shares
Mr M Abrahams 19,999 19,999
Mr J Carrington 17,500 17,500
Mr M Fallen 196,5931 130,735
Mr N Gower 237,8551 93,008
Mr B Halbert Nil Nil
Mr G Holden 10,000 N/A
Mr P Renucci 103,8591 N/A
Mr P Simpson 192,7981 57,0251
Mr K Walsh 213,6491 50,149

1This includes matching shares awarded under the share incentive plan which may be subject to forfeiture in certain circumstances

The only change that has taken place since the end of the year is where the Executive Directors participate in the Share Incentive Plan and the LTCIP, for which we make monthly announcements as required under s.5.6.1 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This has resulted in the following additional shares being held:

M Fallen 914* under the SIP, and 13,819 under the LTCIP
N Gower 914* under the SIP, and 5,513 under the LTCIP
P Renucci 914* under the SIP, and 26,399 under the LTCIP
P Simpson 916* under the SIP, and 4,263 under the LTCIP

*This includes shares which may be subject to forfeiture in certain circumstances