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(43) Date of publication: 28.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/18 (21) Application number: 02751378.7 (22) Date of filing: 05.08.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C09K 11/80 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2002/003597 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/014258 (20.02.2003 Gazette 2003/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 04.08.2001 GB 0119094 (71) Applicant: The Governor and Company ofthe Bank of England London EC2P 8AG (GB)	(72) Inventor: KANE, James Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (US) (74) Representative: Forsyth, Helen Jane et al Keith W Nash & Co,90-92 Regent Street Cambridge CB2 1DP Cambridge CB2 1DP (GB)