01/04/2007 FIRST QUARTER SEES DECLINE IN EUROPEAN M&A ACTIVITY Number of European M&A transactions reaches a two-year low - Spain leads Europe with 42% of all European M&A in Q1 PressReleases/Q1 shows decline in European M&A- Mar07.doc 01/04/2007 AIM sees strong increase in M&A activity in Q1 Average deal value up by 100% PressReleases/Zephyr - AIM M&A activity in Q1.doc 01/04/2007 Predator Index Q1 2007 - information provided by ZEPHYR, the M&A database UK companies have been more acquisitive in the first quarter of 2007 than in previous years... PressReleases/Zephyr Predator Index - Q1 2007 Final.doc 22/12/2006 RISE IN UK COMPANIES ACQUIRED BY FOREIGN PREDATORS IN 2006 Spain leads the field of international acquirers - Predator Index shows growing gap between inward and outward UK M&A activity PressReleases/Zephyr Predator Index - Full year 2006.doc 22/12/2006 M&A ON AIM RISES BY 27% IN 2006 Deal activity reflects increasing internationalisation of AIM PressReleases/Zephyr - AIM M&A activity in 2006.doc 19/12/2006 US OVERSEAS ACQUISITIONS UP 29% in 2006 US acquisitions in emerging markets up 73%. China, India and UAE most active emerging market acquirers of US companies PressReleases/Press release - Q4-06 - Predator Index - FINAL.doc 29/11/2006 OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS BY US PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS HIT RECORD HIGH Western Europe remains top destination for US private equity funds, followed by Canada and Middle East, Consumer services, industrials, financial services, technology and consumer goods sectors attract most capital PressReleases/Zephyr - Q3 2006 Predator Index - 6Oct06.doc 16/11/2006 UK COMPANIES INCREASINGLY TAKEN OVER BY FOREIGN ACQUIRERS Foreign acquisitions continue to exceed UK acquisitions abroad, Dubai a new major player in UK M&A PressReleases/Zephyr - Q3 2006 Predator Index - 6Oct06.doc 06/10/2006 UK COMPANIES CONTINUE TO ATTRACT FOREIGN ACQUIRERS Foreign acquisitions exceed UK acquisitions abroad, Dubai now a major player in UK M&A PressReleases/Zephyr - Q3 2006 Predator Index - 6Oct06.doc 28/09/2006 EUROPEAN M&A ACTIVITY DOWN 72% ON Q3 2005 M&A at lowest quarterly deal value since 2002, Year to date shows significant slowdown in activity PressReleases/Press release for Q3 M&A.doc 31/08/2006 SUMMER IN THE CITY SEES 165% DECLINE IN M&A TRANSACTIONS UK most active country in European M&A PressReleases/Zephyr M&A data Summer in the City- 31Aug06.doc