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To: The FSA

Date: 3 August 2005

AVS No:

Name of         SSL
applicant:      International
                plc

Name of scheme: Executive
                scheme

Period of From: 1    To: 31
return:         Feb      Jul
                2005     2005

Balance under   626,743
scheme from
previous
return:

The amount by   Nil
which the block
scheme has been
increased, if
the scheme has
been increased
since the date
of the last
return:

Number of       Nil
securities
issued/allotted
under scheme
during period:

Balance under   626,743
scheme not yet
issued/allotted
at end of
period

Number and      1,000,000
class of        ordinary
securities      shares of 10p
originally      each 14 June
listed and the  1996
date of
admission

Total number of 189,522,091
securities in
issue at the
end of the
period

Name of contact:                        Maria Buxton Smith

Address of contact:                     SSL International, 35 New Bridge
                                        Street, London EC4V 6BW

Telephone number of contact:            0207 367 5775

SIGNED BY ______________________________________________

Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised
officer,

for and on behalf of

SSL International plc

Name of applicant

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