Holding(s) in Company

Northgate PLC
11 December 2003


 
                                   SCHEDULE 10
 
                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     NORTHGATE PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC


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

     I)  CAPITAL RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT COMPANY
     II) CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LTD


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

   

6)   Percentage of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


8)   Percentage of issued Class


9)   Class of security

     5P ORDINARY


10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     10.12.2003


12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,104,371

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.09


14)  Any additional information



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    11 DECEMBER 2003


                   Schedule of holdings in Northgate plc

                           As of 5 December 2003

                     Capital International Limited


Registered Name                                       Local Shares

Bank of New York Nominees                                   75,400

Northern Trust                                              80,000

Chase Nominees Limited                                      68,600

Morgan Guaranty                                             35,900

Nortrust Nominees                                          186,271

State Street Bank & Trust Co.                               26,100
 
Deutsche Bank AG                                            40,700

HSBC Bank plc                                               94,300

Bank One London                                             12,100

                                                 TOTAL     619,371


                                 Schedule B



                    Capital Research and Management Company
 

Registered Name                                        Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                             2,485,000

                                               TOTAL      2,485,000



                                 Schedule B



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