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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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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