On 18th November 2005, the Company received notification pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, that Legal & General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries have a notifiable interest in 7,935,437 Ordinary 10p shares in the Company representing 4.18% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The shares are registered as follows:

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945 66,655

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245 688,074

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206 5,994,093

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203 431,411

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 916681 9,900

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 969995 445,989

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509 299,315

Maria Buxton-Smith

Deputy Company Secretary

020 7367 5775

21st November 2005