Two big batches of stock options granted before the company went public in August 2004 have fully vested in the last 12 months.

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Distilled as two separate batches, one in a pot still the other in a column, these are then blended before laying to rest.

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He also issued two separate batches of pardons in 2011, including eight people in May for relatively minor offenses and five people that November.

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Crucell, which provides about 10% of the UK's flu vaccine stock, temporarily halted its supply after discovering problems with two of its batches.

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