Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company                    2.  Name of shareholder having a major     
                                          interest                               
   Fidelity Japanese Values PLC                                                  
                                          Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited        

3. Please state whether notification  4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and,  
   indicates that it is in respect of     if more than one holder, the number of 
   holding of the shareholder named       shares held by each of them            
   in 2 above or in respect of a                                                 
   non-beneficial interest or in the      Registered holder: Aberdeen Asset      
   case of an individual holder if it     Managers Limited holding 14,712,000    
   is a holding of that person's          held on behalf of the following -      
   spouse or children under the age                                              
   of 18                                  - British Empire Securities Plc        
                                          (6,662,000 shares)                     
                                                                                 
                                          - LAHC (3,300,000 shares)              
   As above                                                                      
                                          - Yale Developed (4,750,000 shares)    
                                                                                 

 

5. Number of       6. Percentage of   7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of      
   shares/amount      issued class       /amount of stock    issued class       
   of stock                              disposed                               
   acquired           N/A                                                       
                                         150,000 shares                         
   N/A                                   (sold by LACH)       0.15%             

9. Class of security                 10. Date of          11.  Date company      
                                         transaction           informed          
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
   Ordinary 25p Shares                                                           
                                         28 May 2002           29 May 2002       
                                                                                 

12. Total holding following this      13. Total percentage holding of issued     
    notification                          class following this notification      
                                                                                 
    14,712,000                            14.98%                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 

14. Any additional information        15. Name of contact and telephone number   
                                          for queries                            
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                          Rebecca Burtonwood                     
                                                                                 
                                          Tel: [phone]                      
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 

 

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
    notification                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
    Rebecca Burtonwood - For and on behalf of Fidelity Investments International 
    - Company Secretary                                                          
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
Date of notification _29 May__2002 _________