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go to Form 20-F 1999 Contents Introduction and forward-looking statement Item 1 : description of business Item 2 : description of property Item 3 : legal proceedings Item 4 : control of registrant Item 5 : nature of trading market Item 6 : exchange controls and other limitations affecting security holders Item 7 : taxation Item 8 : selected financial data Item 9 : management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations Item 9A : quantitative and qualitative disclosure about market risk Item 10 : directors and officers of registrant Item 11 : compensation of directors and officers Item 12 : options to purchase securities from registrant or subsidiaries Item 13 : interest of management in certain transactions Item 14 : description of securities to be registered (not applicable) Item 15 : defaults upon senior securities Item 16 : changes in securities and changes in security for registered securities Item 17 : financial statements Item 18 : financial statements Item 19 : financial statements and exhibits Signatures Notes to the financial statements

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  REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended : 31 December 1999
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  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
American depository shares	New York Stock Exchange
Ordinary shares of 10p each	New York Stock Exchange(1)

1. Listed, not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American depositary shares, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report :

Ordinary shares of 10p each 662,061,395

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days :

Yes X No  

Indicate by check mark which financial statement items the registrant has elected to follow :

Item 17 X Item 18