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                                           
                                                                               
      Registered Holder                         Account             Holding    
                                                Designation                    
                                                                               
      ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA            ALMLUFTT                 98,403
                                                                               
      ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES            ASTEXMTT                 20,920
                                                                               
      ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA            ASUKEXTT              4,742,082
                                                                               
      Bank of Ireland                           BNX009IE                 52,581
                                                                               
      BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA            BLENTFUK                 18,065
                                                                               
      BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA            BLENTPUK                 34,014
                                                                               
      BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA            BLEOFDUK                 47,200
                                                                               
      BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA            BLEOPTUE                 79,995
                                                                               
      BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA            BLEOPTUK                123,740
                                                                               
      BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA            BLUKINTT              1,780,461
                                                                               
      CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA            CHATRKTT                 96,777
                                                                               
      CITIBANK, N.A. (United States)            597367                   12,080
                                                                               
      Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225               00023000                  3,150
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              428169                   16,184
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              500227                  857,569
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              502872                  298,288
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              508068                   80,332
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              527191                1,539,251
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              536747                  352,302
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              552942                  161,645
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              555879                    4,045
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              583293                  125,034
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              585439                    2,624
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              586072                   19,662
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              595966                  130,919
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              601744                    2,598
                                                                               
      INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.              911140                    6,445
                                                                               
      JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                       540186                  101,749
                                                                               
      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                  3,226
                                                                               
      JPMorgan Chase Bank                       BTS011IE                  6,574
                                                                               
      JPMorgan Chase Bank                       BTS024IE                  2,167
                                                                               
      JPMorgan Chase Bank                       BTS028IE                 86,338
                                                                               
      JPMorgan Chase Bank                       BTS033IE                  2,211
                                                                               
      Mellon Trust - Boston                     591668                   71,393
                                                                               
      Mitsubishi Trust International            BNN018IE                  1,296
                                                                               
      NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA            581610                  131,718
                                                                               
      NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA            584069                   60,514
                                                                               
      State Street                              BNX012IE                  4,074
                                                                               
      STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - US            713101                  179,350
                                                                               
                                                          TOTAL      11,480,949
                                                                               
5)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired                                
                                                                               
      1,991,668                                                                
                                                                               
6)    Percentage of issued class                                               
                                                                               
      1.05%                                                                    
                                                                               
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                                                      
                                                                               
      04 December 2003                                                         
                                                                               
11)   Date company informed                                                    
                                                                               
      08 December 2003                                                         
                                                                               
12)   Total holding following this notification                                
                                                                               
      11,480,949                                                               
                                                                               
13)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification     
                                                                               
      6.06%                                                                    
                                                                               
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                      09 December 2003               
                                                                               



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