The Irish Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority requires listed companies to disclose, in relation to section 1 of the Code, how they have applied its principles and whether they have complied with its provisions throughout the accounting year.

The Company has complied fully throughout the most recent accounting period with the provisions set down in Section 1 of the Code including the application of its principles. The auditor’s report within the Annual Report covers their review of the Company’s compliance with the nine provisions of the Combined Code specified for their review by the listing rules of the Irish Stock Exchange.