Holding(s) in Company

Alpha Pyrenees Trust Limited
06 March 2006

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.    Name of company                                2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest

      Alpha Pyrenees Trust Limited                       HSBC Investments (UK) Ltd

3.    Please state whether notification indicates    4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more
      that it is in respect of holding of the            than one holder, the number of shares held by
      shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of      each of them
      a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an
      individual holder if it is a holding of that
      person's spouse or children under the age of
      18

      On behalf of discretionary clients                 Not disclosed


5.    Number of shares/     6.  Percentage of issued 7.  Number of shares/amount  8. Percentage of issued
      amount of stock           class                    of stock disposed           class
      acquired

      -                         -                        -                           -

9. Class of security                               10.    Date of transaction   11.    Date company
                                                                                       informed

   Ordinary NPV                                           -                            6 March 2006

12.   Total holding following this notification      13.    Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                            following this notification

      13,660,505                                            10.93%

14.   Any additional information                     15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

                                                         Melanie Torode
                                                         01481 747853


16.   Name and signature of authorised company official
      responsible for making this notification

      Melanie Torode


Date of notification  6 March 2006






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