The Company was on informed on 9 January 2007 by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") that, as at 5 January 2007, CGC had an interest in 121,515,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"). This interest represents approximately 8.66 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company, being 1,402,950,558 Ordinary Shares.

This interest arises by virtue of Ordinary Shares attributed to the following registered names: