Holding(s) in Company

22 February 2005

The Company has been notified today pursuant to the Companies Act 1985 that
Hermes Focus Asset Management Limited, Hermes Investment Management as general
partners of the UK Small Companies Focus Fund (SCFF) and Hermes SLP Limited, as
a partner in SCFF, have a notifiable interest in 2,696,975 ordinary shares in
our Company, representing 5.606% of the issued share capital as follows:

No of Shares Held    Nominee/Registered Name         
                                                     
           2,696,975 Chase Nominees Limited