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Capital Group Companies Inc03 October 2005 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT SECURITY (Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) Name of purchaser/vendor * The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Company dealt in Northgate plc Relevant security dealt in Ordinary Shares If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected N/A If a connected EFM, nature of connection # N/A Date of dealing 30 September 2005 DEALINGS + Amount bought Price per unit (currency must be stated) 0 shares N/A Amount sold Price per unit (currency must be stated) 203,000 shares 11.1020 - GBP Resultant total amount and percentage of the same 948,071 shares (1.55%)**relevant security owned or controlled IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? NO Date of disclosure 30 September 2005 Contact name Greg Dickinson Telephone number (213) 615-0469 **(63,200) shares due to off market transaction * Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. Thenaming of nominees or vehicle companies is insufficient. In the case ofdisclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, theclients need not be named. # See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" in theDefinitions Section of the Code. + If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attachSupplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or Supplemental Form 8 (Option), asappropriate. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Northgate