KEY PERSONNEL

D.C. Marshall, Non-executive Chairman, age 63.
Mr. Marshall joined the board in 1974. He is the chairman of London Finance & Investment Group P.L.C., which is a substantial shareholder of Western, and Creston plc. He is a non-executive director of Finsbury Food Group plc, Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group Plc and Northbridge Industrial Services PLC and is the chief executive of Marshall Monteagle Holdings S.A., chairman of Halogen Holdings S.A. and a non-executive director of Conafex Holdings S.A. He resides in South Africa.

A.R.C. Barclay, FCA,, Non-Executive, age 68.
Mr Barclay joined the board in 1988. He is a Chartered Accountant and a director of Monteagle Holdings S.A. and Halogen Holdings S.A. He was chief executive of City Group P.L.C., Western’s administrative and corporate secretary between 1980 and 1999.

A.J. Hall, Non-executive, age 65 * †
Mr Hall joined the board in 1996. Mr. Hall held senior investment management positions with The Royal Trust Company of Canada and Aitken Hume. In 1985 he joined Sarasin Investment Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank Sarasin & Cie, a major private Swiss bank, as a director with responsibility for expanding investment services, and was managing director from 1989 to 2003 and he is now executive vice chairman.

J.M. Robotham, OBE, FCA,, Non-executive, age 74 * †
Mr Robotham joined the board in 1971. He is the non-executive chairman of Marshall Monteagle Holdings S.A. and a non-executive director of London Finance & Investment Group P.L.C. and Halogen Holdings S.A. He is a chartered accountant and a Member of the Securities Institute. He is associated with J.M. Finn & Co.

*    Member of the audit committee
†    Member of the investment committee