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Notification of major interests in shares 

RNS Share Dealings

05/02/2007 
Monday


Notification of major interests in shares 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: SSL International plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Tick
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		 Box
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Box
Other (please specify): Initial notification due to change of thresholds for non-material interests Box
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: BlackRock, Inc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):  
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) : 31 January 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified: 1 February 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5%
8. Notified details:  


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type
of shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE		 Situation previous to
the Triggering transaction		 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of
Shares		 Number of
Voting
Rights		 Number
of shares		 Number of voting
rights		 % of voting rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0007981128 Below 5% Below 5% N/A N/A 9,529,593 N/A 5.00%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument		 Expiration
date		 Exercise/ Conversion
Period/ Date		 Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted.		 % of voting rights
         


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
9,529,593 5.00%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 9,529,593 (5.00%)


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:  
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:  
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  


13. Additional information: Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 190,363,471
14. Contact name: Maria Buxton-Smith
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7367 5760