All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1. Name of company SSL INTERNATIONAL PLC
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest BARCLAYS PLC
BARCLAYS PLC
3. Please state whether notification
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, indicates that it is in respect if more than one holder, the number of of holding of the shareholder shares held by each of them named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
AS IN 2 ABOVE BANK OF IRELAND 26,350
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED
2,500,000
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED
1,164,493
BARCLAYS TRUST CO & OTHERS 869
CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 16376 104,262
CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0225 A/C
00023000 3,150
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 44,982
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 5,127
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 45,334
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 4,684
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 2,598
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 264,793
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 966,664
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 561,720
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 2,302
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16331
68,084
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16341
114,204
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16400
2,112,269
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 18409
95,372
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 2,788
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 11,357
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 5,512
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 31,559
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 23,348
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 5,741
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 7,809
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 24,085
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 101,479
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 20,500
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 2,167
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 2,211
MELLON TRUST - BOSTON & SF 29,636
MITSUBISHI TURST INTERNATIONAL 1,296
R C GRIEG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C BL1
1,132
R C GRIEG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C CM1 440
R C GRIEG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C GP1
2,535
R C GRIEF NOMINEES LIMITED A/C SA1
2,575
REFLEX NOMINEES LIMITED 3,376
STATE STREET 3,674
STATE STREET BOSTON 16,170
STATE STREET BOSTON 165,240
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY - L 11,628
WELLS FARGO SEATTLE - WIRE BAN 3,481
5. Number of
6. Percentage of
7. Number of shares
8. Percentage of
shares/amount issued class /amount of stock issued class
of stock disposed
acquired
N/A N/A N/A N/A
9. Class of security 10P ORDINARY SHARES
10. Date of transaction 16 FEBRUARY 2005
11. Date company informed 21 FEBRUARY 2005
12. Total holding following this 8,566,996
13. Total percentage holding of issued
notification class following this notification 4.52%
14. Any additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
SHARONA ROWE 020 7367 5760
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
SHARONA ROWE
Date of notification 22 FEBRUARY 2005