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RIS Announcement

13th December 2007

Following the approval and adoption by shareholders of the Manganese Bronze Long Term Incentive Plan 2007 at its Annual General Meeting on 27 November 2007, the Company announces that the following nil-cost options over ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the capital of the Company were made on 12 December 2007 to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (‘PDMRs’) of the Company:

Name of PDMR	Total number of shares held under option
John Russell	384,764
Mark Fryer	163,181
Peter Shillcock	163,181
Paul Woolley	46,378
Mike Brown	41,225
Tony Pearman	46,378
John Blight	38,648
Matthew Cheyne	41,225
Rob Laidler	36,072
Larry Lewandowski	25,285
Gang Wei	36,072
Paul Stowe	38,648
Adrian Banks	33,495
Mark Devin	23,447

No consideration was paid for the grant of the options.

75 per cent. of an option will normally become exercisable on the sixth anniversary of the date of grant subject to the satisfaction of a performance condition set by the Remuneration Committee of the Company based on the Company’s profits before tax for the financial year ending 31 December 2012 (subject to early testing and vesting for the years ending 31 December 2010 and/or 2011).

25 per cent. of an option will normally become exercisable on the day immediately following the date of announcement of the Company’s annual results for the year ending 31 December 2011 subject to the satisfaction of a performance condition set by the Remuneration Committee of the Company based on the Company’s total shareholder return performance and real earnings per share growth.

An option (or the part of it that vests) may normally be exercised during the period of six months commencing on the date that it becomes capable of exercise.

This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4.

For further information, please contact:

Financial Dynamics - Jon Simmons / James Ottignon Tel: 020 7831 3113

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