The Company has been notified today pursuant to the Companies Act 1985 that FMR
Corp (parent holding company of Fidelity Management and Research Company
(FMRCO)) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International
Limited (FIL) parent holding company for various direct and indirect
subsidiaries including Fidelity Investment Services Limited (FISL) have a
notifiable interest in 1,101,294 ordinary shares in our Company, representing
2.30% of the issued share capital, as follows:

No. of Shares Held    Management Company          Nominee/Registered Name      
                                                                               
      375,000                FMRCO                         HSBC                
                                                                               
      726,294                FISL               Chase Manhattan Bank London    
                                                                               
     1,101,294                                                                 

The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C
Johnson 3d, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, a principal shareholder of
FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited.

The above includes interest held on behalf of authorised unit trust schemes in
the UK, notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to Section 209(1)
(h) of the Companies Act 1985.



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