Web presentation to introduce the discussion paper on Financial Instruments - Reducing Complexity

On 10 June 2008 John Smith, Member of the Board, and Gavin Francis, Director Capital Markets, will give a live Web presentation on the Discussion Paper Financial Instruments Reducing Complexity.

The Discussion Paper was published in March this year and the comment letter period is scheduled to end on 19 September 2008.

During the presentation participants are welcome to submit questions via the Web presentation facilities only.  Instructions on how to do so will be given at the beginning of the presentation.

John Smith and Gavin Francis will answer the questions as time allows after the presentation.

Registration

You need to register to be able to access the Web presentation. You can do this now or any time before the presentation. If you register now, the provider will automatically remind you of the presentation nearer the time.

Once registered, you will be sent the access link for the presentation.

For the convenience of our constituents there will be two time slots:

• 9:30am BST on 10 June 2008 - Register here
• 15:30pm BST on 10 June 2008 - Register here

Dialling in

If you would like to listen to the presentation over the phone, please register via the appropriate link below.

• 9:30am BST on 10 June 2008 - Audio participants register here
• 15:30pm BST on 10 June 2008 - Audio participants register here

You can also choose to view the presentation on the internet while listening to it over the phone; in that case you also need to register online.

Technical issues

• Your computer must allow pop-ups. In case of doubt, please contact your technical department for information.
• To access the presentation your computer must have Windows Media Player or Real Player installed.
• For technical questions, please contact Chris Samarakkody on +44 (0)20 7246 6444 .