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 TRUST PLC                 BARCLAYS PLC


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is    4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2          more than one holder, the number of shares
above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in        held by each of them
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.                                                     BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD
                                                             211,319
                                                             BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK LTD
                                                             350,791
                                                             BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LIMITED
                                                             1,571,080
                                                             BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST LTD
                                                             9,175
                                                             BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST LTD
                                                             1,686,799
                                                             GERRARD LTD
                                                             1,415,767


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

                       NOT DISCLOSED                                          NOT DISCLOSED

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

ORDINARY SHARES 5p                                NOT DISCLOSED               23 AUGUST 2005


12. Total holding following this            13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification                                notification
                                            (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not
                                            be taken into account when calculating percentage)
5,244,931
                                            3.30%



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


                                                  JAN WILSON 0131 479 4774


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


MARTIN CURRIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED


Date of notification      23 AUGUST 2005