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                  | Code | 
                  MRC | 
                
                 
               
                
                  | Shares in Issue (M) | 
                  700.13 | 
                 
                 
                
                  | Address | 
                  Client Administration Centre PO Box 12272 Chelmsford CM99 2EL | 
                 
                   
                  
                   | ISIN | 
                  GB00BF4JDH58 | 
                   
                  
                  | Member of | 
                  FTSE 250 | 
                   
                  
                     | Web Site | 
                  www.am.jpmorgan.com | 
                   
                  
                     | Telephone no | 
                    44 1268 44 44 70 | 
                   
               
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                  | Financial Year | 
                
                
                  | Currency | 
                
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Annual Accounts | 
                
                
                  | Avg Shares in Issue | 
                
                
                  | Turnover | 
                
                
                  | Operating Profit | 
                
                
                  | Pretax Profit | 
                
                
                  | Earnings after Tax | 
                
                 |   | 
                
                  | Preference Dividends | 
                
                
                  | Ordinary Dividends | 
                
                
                  | Retained Profit | 
                
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Shareholders Funds | 
                
                
                  | Net Current Assets | 
                
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | EPS Undiluted | 
                
                
                  | EPS Diluted | 
                
                
                  | Dividend per Share | 
                
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Interim Accounts | 
                
                
                  | Interim Period End | 
                
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Interim Turnover | 
                
                
                  | Interim Pretax Profit | 
                
                
                  | Earnings after Tax | 
                
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | EPS Undiluted | 
                
                
                  | EPS Diluted | 
                
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Dividends | 
                
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Interim 1 | 
                
                
                  | XD Date | 
                
                
                  | Record Date | 
                
                
                  | Pay Date | 
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Interim 2 | 
                
                
                  | XD Date | 
                
                
                  | Record Date | 
                
                
                  | Pay Date | 
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Interim 3 | 
                
                
                  | XD Date | 
                
                
                  | Record Date | 
                
                
                  | Pay Date | 
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Interim 4 | 
                
                
                  | XD Date | 
                
                
                  | Record Date | 
                
                
                  | Pay Date | 
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Interim 5 | 
                
                
                  | XD Date | 
                
                
                  | Record Date | 
                
                
                  | Pay Date | 
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Special | 
                
                
                  | XD Date | 
                
                
                  | Record Date | 
                
                
                  | Pay Date | 
                
                  |   | 
                
                
                  | Final | 
                
                
                  | XD Date | 
                
                
                  | Record Date | 
                
                
                  | Pay Date | 
                
              
              
               
                  | 31/01/2017 | 
                
 
                
                  |  GBP | 
                
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 92.67 | 
                 |  0.00 | 
                | 0.00 | 
                | 2005.20 | 
                | 0.00 | 
                 |   | 
                | 0.00 | 
                | 23.61 | 
                | 0.00 | 
                |   | 
                | 1744.14 | 
                | 134.59 | 
                |   | 
                | 53.20 | 
                | 53.20 | 
                | 46.00 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 31/07/2016 | 
                |   | 
                | 0.00  | 
                | 1891.00 | 
                | 0.00 | 
                |   | 
                | 27.19 | 
                | 27.19 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 10.25p | 
                | 06/10/2016 | 
                | 07/10/2016 | 
                | 01/11/2016 | 
|   | 
                | 10.25p | 
                | 23/06/2016 | 
                | 24/06/2016 | 
                | 01/08/2016 | 
|   | 
                | 15.25p | 
                | 06/04/2017 | 
                | 07/04/2017 | 
                | 02/05/2017 | 
|   | 
                | 10.25p | 
                | 15/12/2016 | 
                | 16/12/2016 | 
                | 01/02/2017 | 
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                  | 31/01/2016 | 
                
 
                
                  |  GBP | 
                
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                 |  0.00 | 
                | 0.00 | 
                | 1931.80 | 
                | 0.00 | 
                 |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 51.46 | 
                | 51.46 | 
                | 43.00 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 31/07/2015 | 
                |   | 
                | 0.00  | 
                | 1987.80 | 
                | 0.00 | 
                |   | 
                | 30.54 | 
                | 30.54 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 10.00p | 
                | 01/10/2015 | 
                | 02/10/2015 | 
                | 02/11/2015 | 
|   | 
                | 10.00p | 
                | 25/06/2015 | 
                | 26/06/2015 | 
                | 31/07/2015 | 
|   | 
                | 10.00p | 
                | 17/12/2015 | 
                | 18/12/2015 | 
                | 01/02/2016 | 
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                | 13.00p | 
                | 07/04/2016 | 
                | 08/04/2016 | 
                | 03/05/2016 | 
              
               
                  | 31/01/2015 | 
                
 
                
                  |  GBP | 
                
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                 |  0.00 | 
                | 0.00 | 
                | 1753.30 | 
                | 0.00 | 
                 |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 42.10 | 
                | 42.10 | 
                | 41.00 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 31/07/2014 | 
                |   | 
                | 28.78  | 
                | 25.82 | 
                | 25.81 | 
                |   | 
                | 26.27 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 8.00p | 
                | 01/10/2014 | 
                | 03/10/2014 | 
                | 31/10/2014 | 
|   | 
                | 8.00p | 
                | 18/06/2014 | 
                | 20/06/2014 | 
                | 01/08/2014 | 
|   | 
                | 8.00p | 
                | 29/12/2014 | 
                | 30/12/2014 | 
                | 02/02/2015 | 
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                | 17.00p | 
                | 02/04/2015 | 
                | 07/04/2015 | 
                | 01/05/2015 | 
              
               
                  | 31/01/2014 | 
                
 
                
                  |  GBP | 
                
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 98.28 | 
                 |  52.39 | 
                |   | 
                | 46.96 | 
                | 46.65 | 
                 |   | 
                |   | 
                | 41.28 | 
                | 5.37 | 
                |   | 
                | 1687.91 | 
                | 33.44 | 
                |   | 
                | 47.46 | 
                |   | 
                | 40.00 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 31/07/2013 | 
                |   | 
                | 31.61  | 
                | 29.36 | 
                | 29.34 | 
                |   | 
                | 29.84 | 
                | 29.84 | 
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                |   | 
                | 8.00p | 
                | 02/10/2013 | 
                | 04/10/2013 | 
                | 01/11/2013 | 
|   | 
                | 8.00p | 
                | 26/06/2013 | 
                | 28/06/2013 | 
                | 01/08/2013 | 
|   | 
                | 8.00p | 
                | 31/12/2013 | 
                | 03/01/2014 | 
                | 31/01/2014 | 
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                | 16.00p | 
                | 02/04/2014 | 
                | 04/04/2014 | 
                | 01/05/2014 | 
              
               
                  | 31/01/2013 | 
                
 
                
                  |  GBP | 
                
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 98.61 | 
                 |  36.20 | 
                |   | 
                | 31.68 | 
                | 31.64 | 
                 |   | 
                |   | 
                | 35.50 | 
                | -3.86 | 
                |   | 
                | 1361.43 | 
                | 121.40 | 
                |   | 
                | 32.09 | 
                |   | 
                | 36.00 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 31/07/2012 | 
                |   | 
                | 20.16  | 
                | 17.87 | 
                | 17.87 | 
                |   | 
                | 18.11 | 
                | 18.11 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 6.00p | 
                | 03/10/2012 | 
                | 05/10/2012 | 
                | 01/11/2012 | 
|   | 
                | 6.00p | 
                | 04/07/2012 | 
                | 06/07/2012 | 
                | 01/08/2012 | 
|   | 
                | 6.00p | 
                | 02/01/2013 | 
                | 04/01/2013 | 
                | 01/02/2013 | 
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                | 18.00p | 
                | 27/03/2013 | 
                | 02/04/2013 | 
                | 01/05/2013 | 
              
               
                  | 31/01/2012 | 
                
 
                
                  |  GBP | 
                
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 99.00 | 
                 |  36.70 | 
                |   | 
                | 31.60 | 
                | 31.56 | 
                 |   | 
                |   | 
                | 35.57 | 
                | -4.02 | 
                |   | 
                | 1110.36 | 
                | 10.60 | 
                |   | 
                | 31.88 | 
                |   | 
                | 36.00 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 31/07/2011 | 
                |   | 
                | 18.29  | 
                | 15.88 | 
                | 15.82 | 
                |   | 
                | 15.98 | 
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                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 6.00p | 
                | 28/12/2011 | 
                | 30/12/2011 | 
                | 01/02/2012 | 
|   | 
                | 18.00p | 
                | 04/04/2012 | 
                | 10/04/2012 | 
                | 01/05/2012 | 
|   | 
                | 6.00p | 
                | 06/07/2011 | 
                | 08/07/2011 | 
                | 01/08/2011 | 
|   | 
                | 6.00p | 
                | 28/09/2011 | 
                | 30/09/2011 | 
                | 01/11/2011 | 
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                  | 31/01/2011 | 
                
 
                
                  |  GBP | 
                
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 99.46 | 
                 |  30.63 | 
                |   | 
                | 26.79 | 
                | 26.77 | 
                 |   | 
                |   | 
                | 35.78 | 
                | -9.01 | 
                |   | 
                | 1237.27 | 
                | 66.70 | 
                |   | 
                | 26.91 | 
                |   | 
                | 36.00 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 31/07/2010 | 
                |   | 
                | 16.96  | 
                | 14.27 | 
                | 14.25 | 
                |   | 
                | 14.27 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 6.00p | 
                | 29/09/2010 | 
                | 01/10/2010 | 
                | 01/11/2010 | 
|   | 
                | 6.00p | 
                | 30/06/2010 | 
                | 02/07/2010 | 
                | 30/07/2010 | 
|   | 
                | 18.00p | 
                | 13/04/2011 | 
                | 15/04/2011 | 
                | 03/05/2011 | 
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                | 6.00p | 
                | 05/01/2011 | 
                | 07/01/2011 | 
                | 01/02/2011 | 
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                  | 31/01/2010 | 
                
 
                
                  |  GBP | 
                
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 102.26 | 
                 |  32.25 | 
                |   | 
                | 23.77 | 
                | 23.70 | 
                 |   | 
                |   | 
                | 36.82 | 
                | -13.12 | 
                |   | 
                | 1035.38 | 
                | 54.04 | 
                |   | 
                | 23.18 | 
                |   | 
                | 36.00 | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 31/07/2009 | 
                |   | 
                | 18.06  | 
                | 14.02 | 
                | 13.97 | 
                |   | 
                | 13.65 | 
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                |   | 
                |   | 
                |   | 
                | 6.00p | 
                | 30/09/2009 | 
                | 02/10/2009 | 
                | 30/10/2009 | 
|   | 
                | 6.00p | 
                | 01/07/2009 | 
                | 03/07/2009 | 
                | 31/07/2009 | 
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                | 18.00p | 
                | 14/04/2010 | 
                | 16/04/2010 | 
                | 30/04/2010 | 
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                | 6.00p | 
                | 30/12/2009 | 
                | 04/01/2010 | 
                | 01/02/2010 | 
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