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Shareholder Structure

Major shareholders notified to the Company up to April 30, 2009

 As at April 30, 2009As at April 8, 2008(1)As at April 17, 2007(1)
ShareholderTotal shares heldPercentage of issued sharesTotal shares heldPercentage of issued sharesTotal shares heldPercentage of issued shares
Harris Associates LP15,165,77917.815,206,00317.810,266,21212.0
First Pacific Advisors LLC6,785,7308.03,544,8004.1--
Sprucegrove Investment Management Limited6,454,8787.65,694,8106.63,622,6094.2
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership5,960 0007.04,505,3545.21,755,4192.0
Investec Asset Management Limited4,685,6305.5----
Capital Group Companies Inc4,313,0925.08,203,7469.68,191,6819.5

(1) Numbers have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-20 reverse stock split (share consolidation) which took place on September 11, 2008

None of the Company's Common Shares entitle the holder to any preferential voting rights

As far as we know, the company is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by any other corporation, person or any government, and there are no arrangements that may result in a change of control.

 

Estimated geographic breakdown of the management of shareholdings at April 30, 2009

RegionPositionPercentage of issued shares
United States53,406,50662.6
UK20,450,90724.0
Canada6,810,2638.0
Europe4,966,8725.8
Rest of the World (including unknown)5,391,6306.3
 91,026,178106.7
Short position in New York and Stock on Loan position in London(5,748,923)(6.7)
 85,277,255100.0

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