Holding(s) in Company
May 14 2003 - 6:45AM
UK Regulatory
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company
SSL INTERNATIONAL PLC
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
HBOS PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
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
AS IN 2 ABOVE
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C R24695 11
CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C R5115 1
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 872859 959,700
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 872860 608,400
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 823496 1,400,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 823575 635,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 823721 38,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 823587 640,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 823733 50,000
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 823861 171,100
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LTD A/C 823770 1,193,046
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, LUXEMBOURG 6,286
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
5,701,544
6) Percentage of issued class
3.01%
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
nil
8) Percentage of issued class
9) Class of security
10p ORDINARY SHARES
10) Date of transaction
7 MAY 2003
11) Date company informed
12 MAY 2003
12) Total holding following this notification
5,701,544
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.01%
14) Any additional information
-
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
M Buxton-Smith 020 7367 5775
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
M Buxton-Smith Assistant Company Secretary
Date of notification ..14 MAY 2003 .....
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