Can I upgrade a CS4 from the UK with a CS5 I can get from US?

Hello - can you help?
I bought CS4 Design Premium in the UK last year, and a second seat of CS5 last autumn. We're having problems using both together so I want to upgrade the CS4 to CS5. I can't afford to upgrade both to CS5.5. The only CS4-CS5 upgrade I've found in on Amazon.com in the US. Please can you tell me for sure whether if I buy this, will it upgrade my UK version ok?
Thank you for your advice.

Thanks for the answer Mylenium, appreciate the help.
The only thing is I'm a bit confused now becuase I've just had an email back from an IT mate of mine:
"I can assure you that you can. I took a copy from the US and installed it for a friend in the Philippines and it worked just fine. All that matters is you have a Retail Copy, and a valid license. There are some region restrictions on some of there products, but thats most based on the OEM / VL copys and not retail."
So which one is correct? It's kind of important we get this right, it's the difference between about £400 and £1300 for two upgrades... one means I can still pay the bills this month, the other means my kids ain't gonna be getting birthday presents... or food.

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