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height:20px;"> <div style="float: left; width: 355px;"><span class="topheading">Notice of Annual General Meeting</span></div> <div class="paginationfullpage"> <div class="paginationcontent"> <div class="paginationarrow"><div style="float:left"><a href="../accounts-notes-financialstatementsindex.htm">index</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><a href="#"><img src="../images/pageleftarrownew.gif" border="0"/></a></div> <div class="paginationtext"> <span class="pagination_font">&nbsp;PAGE </span> <span class="pagination_borderfont">&nbsp;01&nbsp;</span> <span class="pagination_font">OF 04&nbsp;</span> </div> <div class="paginationarrow"><a href="financialstatements9_1.htm"><img src="../images/pagerightarrownew.gif" border="0"/></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- main heading --> <p class="content"> <br/> <span class="bluetext">NOTE 9  EMPLOYEE BENEFITS</span> <br/> Total staff costs comprise the following: </p> <div style="width:700px; float:left"> <DIV class="tableclass"> <TABLE> <THEAD> <TR> <TH class="alignL">&nbsp;</TH> <TH class="b">For the year ended<br/>31 December 2009<br/>¬ 000</TH> <TH class="b">For the year ended<br/>31 December 2009<br/>¬ 000</TH> </TR> </THEAD> <TBODY> <tr> <td class="alignL">Salaries and employee related costs</td> <td>29,628</td> <td>25,191</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="alignL">Employee stock option costs</td> <td>5,270</td> <td>4,441</td> </tr> <tr class="blueRow skip"> <td class="alignL">&nbsp;</td> <td>34,898</td> <td>29,632</td> </tr> </TBODY> </TABLE> </div> </div> <div style="width:700px; float:left"> <DIV class="tableclass"> <TABLE> <THEAD> <TR> <TH class="alignL">&nbsp;</TH> <TH class="b">For the year ended<br/>31 December 2009<br/>Number</TH> <TH class="b">For the year ended<br/>31 December 2009<br/>Number</TH> </TR> </THEAD> <TBODY> <tr> <td class="alignL" colspan="3">Average number of employees</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="alignL"><i>Distribution</i></td> <td>743</td> <td>674</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="alignL"><i>General and administration</i></td> <td>74</td> <td>77</td> </tr> <tr class="blueRow skip"> <td class="alignL">&nbsp;</td> <td>817</td> <td>751</td> </tr> </TBODY> </TABLE> </div> </div> <p class="content"> The Group has an employee share option plan (ESOP) for the granting of non transferable options to certain employees. Options granted under the plan vest on the first day on which they become exercisable which is typically between one and four years after grant date. The overall term of the ESOP is five years. These options are settled in equity once exercised. 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