Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of company 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest The Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd 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 Registered holders: the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that a) State Street Nominees Ltd 9,531,809 person's spouse or children under the age of 18 b) Not known 6,464,267 a) Material Interest b) Non-beneficial interest 5. Number of 6. Percentage of 7. Number of shares Percentage of shares/amount issued class /amount of stock issued class of stock disposed acquired N/A 0.03 85,629 N/A 9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date company transaction informed Ordinary shares of 25p Not known 21 October 2004 12. Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of issued notification class following this notification 15,996,076 6.68 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Material interest is 3.98% of issued class Graham Symonds Tel: 01737 87345 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Graham Symonds - For and on behalf of Fidelity Investments International - Company Secretary Date of notification 21October 2004
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