DTR 3.1

Persons discharging managerial responsibilities and their connected persons, must notify the issuer in writing of the occurrence of all transactions conducted on their own account in the shares of the issuer, or derivatives or any other financial instruments relating to those shares within four business days of the day on which the transaction occurred. [Note: Article 6(4) Market Abuse Directive and Article 6(1) 2004/72/EC]

The notification required by DTR 3.1.2 R must contain the following information:

1. (1)

   the name of the person discharging managerial responsibilities within the issuer, or, where applicable, the name of the person connected with such a person;

2. (2)

   the reason for responsibility to notify;

3. (3)

   the name of the relevant issuer;

4. (4)

   a description of the financial instrument;

5. (5)

   the nature of the transaction (e.g. acquisition or disposal);

6. (6)

   the date and place of the transaction; and

7. (7)

   the price and volume of the transaction. [Note: Article 6(3) 2004/72/EC]

1. (1)

   An issuer must notify a RIS of any information notified to it in accordance with:

   1. (a)

      DTR 3.1.2 R; and

   2. (b)

      section 324 as extended by section 328 of the Companies Act 1985 or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with section 325(3) or (4) of the Companies Act 1985.

2. (2)

   The notification to a RIS described in paragraph (1) must be made as soon as possible, and in any event by no later than the end of the business day following the receipt of the information by the issuer.

The notification required by DTR 3.1.4 R must include the information required by DTR 3.1.3 R together with the date on which the notification was made to the issuer.

If an issuer receives notification of the same dealing under both DTR 3.1.2 R and section 324 or section 328 of the Companies Act 1985, it must make clear in its notification to the RIS that a single transaction in respect of the same financial instrument has taken place.

An issuer with financial instruments admitted to trading on a regulated market in the United Kingdom that does not fall within )DTR 1.1.1 R (2) or DTR 1.1.1 R (4), must notify equivalent information to that required by DTR 3.1.4 R and DTR 3.1.5 R to a RIS as soon as possible after the issuer becomes aware of the information.