Holding(s) in Company

30 May 2002 The Company has been notified today pursuant to the Companies Act 1985 that Fidelity International Limited (FIL), parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries including Fidelity Investment Services (FISL) and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), investment manager for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients, has a notifiable interest in 3,811,212 ordinary shares in our Company, representing 7.97% of the issued share capital, as follows: No. of Shares Held Management Company Nominee/Registered Name 1,255,185 FISL Chase Nominees Ltd 614,100 FPM Bankers Trust 633,715 FPM Chase Nominees Ltd 45,380 FPM MSS Nominees Ltd 313,832 FIL Northern Trust 125,900 FIL BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 541,800 FIL Chase Nominees Ltd 281,300 FIL RBS Trust Bank 3,811,212 The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C Johnson 3d, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109 a principal shareholder of Fidelity International Limited. The above includes interest held on behalf of authorised unit trust schemes in the UK, notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to Section 209(1) (h) of the Companies Act 1985.
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