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Notification of major interests in shares 

RNS Share Dealings

27/02/2007 
Tuesday


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
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): Initial notification due to change of thresholds for non-material interests
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: UBS Global Asset Management- Traditional
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited
UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) : 22 February 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 February 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 6.98%
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 Previously disclosed
as non-notifiable		 Previously disclosed
as non-notifiable		 13,294,989 2,016,314 11,278,675 1.06% 5.92%


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
13,294,989 6.98%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Limited 448,550 shs (0.24%)
UBS Global Asset Management Life Limited 2,016,314shs (1.06%)
UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Limited 10,830,125shs (5.69%)


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: UBS Global Asset Management Traditional on behalf of a number of asset management clients
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: N/A
14. Contact name: Maria Buxton-Smith
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7367 5760