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             Credit Suisse First Boston

                                        

         
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

   2 above                              Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe)
                                        Limited - 7,397,774

                                        Credit Suisse First Boston
                                        International - 6,343

                                        Credit Suisse First Boston LLC - 1,970

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

                                       177,740             De minimus

9. Class of security              Ordinary shares of 10p   

10. Date of  transaction        7 OCTOBER 2005  

11. Date company  informed   12 October 2005
                                        
12. Total holding following this notification  7,406,087  

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      3.91%

14. Any additional information      

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      Maria Buxton-Smith 020 7367 5775

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
   

   Maria Buxton-Smith

Date of notification 11 October 2005