Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of listed company                  2. Name of shareholder with a
                                           major interest



MARTIN CURRIE PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT         ALLIANCE TRUST SAVINGS
TRUST PLC                                  NOMINEES LIMITED


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


AS IN 2.                                    AS IN 2


5. Number of    6. Percentage of   7. Number of        8. Percentage of
shares/amount   issued class (any  shares/amount of    issued class
of stock        treasury shares    stock disposed      (any treasury
acquired        held by the                            shares held by
                listed company                         the listed
                should not be                          company should
                taken into                             not be taken into
N/A             account when       19,694              account when
                calculating                            calculating
                percentage)                            percentage)


                N/A                                    0.01317%

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

ORDINARY 5p SHARES                                     26 SEPTEMBER 2006
                                   22 SEPTEMBER 2006

12. Total holding following    13. Total percentage holding of issued
this notification              class following this notification
                               (any treasury shares held by the listed
                               company should not be taken into account
19,419,400                     when calculating percentage)

                               12.987%


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


                                   PETER CHALMERS
                                   0131 479 4718


16. Name and signature of  duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification


MR TOM WALKER
MARTIN CURRIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Date of notification      26 SEPTEMBER 2006