SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   


1) Name of company

SSL INTERNATIONAL PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

BARCLAYS PLC

 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
   
 5. 
   
Registered Holder

Account Designation              Holding              
                                                      
ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA ALMLUFTT         91,739
                                                      
ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES ASTEXMTT         20,920
                                                      
ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA ASUKEXTT      3,156,052
                                                      
Bank of Ireland                BNX009IE         52,581
                                                      
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTFUK          6,794
                                                      
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTPUK         14,993
                                                      
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOFDUK         47,200
                                                      
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOPTUE         47,971
                                                      
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOPTUK        123,740
                                                      
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA BLUKINTT      1,811,344
                                                      
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST  591668           66,719
                                                      
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK           500227          881,502
                                                      
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK           502872          298,288
                                                      
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK           527191        1,238,400
                                                      
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK           536747          296,885
                                                      
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK           552942          142,363
                                                      
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA CHATRKTT         96,777
                                                      
CITIBANK, N.A. (United States) 597367           12,080
                                                      
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   428169           15,895
                                                      
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   508068           80,332
                                                      
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   555879            2,219
                                                      
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   583293          116,790
                                                      
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   585439            2,624
                                                      
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   586072           17,231
                                                      
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   595966          116,669
                                                      
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   601744            2,598
                                                      
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   602182           43,519
                                                      
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.   911140            6,445
                                                      
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK            540186           90,438
                                                      
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK            555465           34,369
                                                      
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK            599123            5,512
                                                      
JPMorgan Chase Bank            BTC034IE          2,547
                                                      
JPMorgan Chase Bank            BTC045IE         21,796
                                                      
JPMorgan Chase Bank            BTGF04IE         17,483
                                                      
JPMorgan Chase Bank            BTK001IE         21,766
                                                      
JPMorgan Chase Bank            BTS004IE         20,500
                                                      
JPMorgan Chase Bank            BTS005IE          6,416
                                                      
JPMorgan Chase Bank            BTS011IE          6,574
                                                      
JPMorgan Chase Bank            BTS024IE          2,167
                                                      
JPMorgan Chase Bank            BTS028IE         86,338
                                                      
JPMorgan Chase Bank            BTS033IE          2,211
                                                      
Mitsubishi Trust International BNN018IE          1,296
                                                      
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 581610          121,214
                                                      
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 584069           54,560
                                                      
State Street                   BNX012IE          4,074
                                                      
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - US 713101          179,350
                                                      
                                      TOTAL  9,489,281

 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
   
    1,880,237
   
 6. Percentage of issued class
   
    0.99%
   
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

nil

8) Percentage of issued class

nil

9) Class of security

10p ORDINARY SHARES

10) Date of transaction

14 November 2003

11. Date company informed
   
    20 November 2003
   
12. Total holding following this notification
   
    9,489,281
   
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.01%

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 20 November 2003






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