Notification of major interests in shares

22/03/2007
Thursday

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): Compliance with Transparency Directive

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Capital Group International, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Capital Guardian Trust Company		3,260,700
Capital International Limited		2,339,893
Capital International S.A.		637,700
Capital International, Inc.		244,400

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) :

15 March 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 March 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

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	Indirect	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares	6,482,693	6,482,693		6,482,693		6,482,693		3.4041%

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
N/A

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

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: