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of 8.1p per share (1999: 7.4p) has been declared and will be paid on 17 May 2000 to holders of all ordinary shares whose names are registered at close of business on 31 March 2000, and a scrip dividend will be offered as an alternative. Copies of
this half yearly report are sent to shareholders and will be made
available to the public at the company's registered office, By Order of the Board Alan Smith
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