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Northgate PLC 6 February 2001 DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY NORTHGATE PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LTD 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of 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 SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LTD 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) ( N/A %) of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) ( N/A %) of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction 11) Date company informed 6.2.2001 12) Total holding following this notification 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification <3% 14) Any additional information SWIM have advised that they no longer have a notifiable interest in the company's ordinary share capital. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Mr D Henderson 01325 467558 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 6.2.2001

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