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Shareholder Information

Shareholder contact

If you have any general comments or queries, you are welcome to write to Philip Roper, the Company Secretary, AEA Technology plc, 329 Harwell, Oxfordshire OX11 0QJ. If you have a query for specific Directors, please write to them at the same address.

Registrar services

If you have an administrative query about your shareholding (such as details of previous dividend payments, recording a change of address, or reporting the loss of a share certificate), please direct these to Equiniti, either by writing to them at Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA, or by telephoning 0870 600 3970.

You can now find a number of shareholders' services on-line. The portfolio service from Equiniti gives you access to more information on your investments including balance movements, indicative share prices, and information on recent dividends. For more details on this and practical help on transferring shares or updating your details, visit www.shareview.co.uk. This also gives you the opportunity to register an interest in receiving information from the Company electronically, should this option be offered at some stage.

CREST

The Company's shares are available for electronic settlement by CREST. If you would like to find out more about the CREST settlement system, please contact Equiniti for a free information leaflet.

Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs)

We have a Company Sponsored ISA enabling shareholders to hold AEA Technology plc shares in a tax advantageous manner. An ISA enables you to invest without paying tax - no personal income tax and no capital gains tax on any profits should you decide to sell some or all of your investment. You do not have to show details of your ISA on your tax return.

For details, please contact Equiniti ISA Team at the address given earlier or telephone 0870 241 3018.

Registration Details

Registered in England and Wales No. 3095862.