Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for notification  (please tick appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

Registered Holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 2,947,598*  

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited

10,403,785*

Chase Nominees Limited 436,981*

CUIM Nominees Limited 2,492,284*

Vidacos Nominees Limited 85,109*

*denotes direct interest

BNP Paribas - London 741,024

Chase Nominees Limited 4,947,136

State Street Nominees Limited 6,371,370

Vidacos Nominees Limited 3,720,974

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

24 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 December 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

8% to 10% Change at Combined Interest level.

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares Direct

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GB00B01D1K48

28,693,193

28,693,193

16,365,757

16,365,757

15,780,504

5.10%

4.91%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

32,146,261

10.01%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

See Section 4 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 321,007,721.

14 Contact name:

Neil Whittaker

15. Contact telephone number:

01603 684420