Holding(s) in Company

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23 August 2005

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Disclosure of Interest in shares - Part VI Companies Act 1985

Four notifications of disclosable interests have been received today by the
Company from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. as follows:

Notification     Position at Close of       Number of       Percentage of Share
Dated            Business on                Shares          Capital Held
                                            Held

25 July 2005     21 July 2005               No Interest     No Interest
                                          
29 July 2005     27 July 2005               7,896,854       3.08%

1 August 2005    28 July 2005               No Interest     No Interest                                      
3 August 2005    1 August 2005              8,288,541       3.23%

Mr A J R McKinlay
Company Secretary
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