Holding(s) in Company

Alpha Pyrenees Trust Limited
05 October 2006


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.    Name of company                               2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest


      Alpha Pyrenees Trust Limited                      HSBC Investments (UK) Ltd


3.    Please state whether notification indicates   4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than
      that it is in respect of holding of the           one holder, the number of shares held by each of
      shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of     them
      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


      On behalf of discretionary clients                Not disclosed




5.    Number of shares/    6.  Percentage of issued 7.  Number of shares/amount   8. Percentage of issued
      amount of stock          class                    of stock disposed            class
      acquired

      -                        -                        -                             -


9. Class of security                              10.    Date of transaction     11.   Date company
                                                                                       informed


   Ordinary NPV                                          -                             05 OCTOBER 2006


12.   Total holding following this notification     13.    Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                           following this notification

                                                           
      220,400                                              0.2%



14.   Any additional information                    15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries



      HSBC Investments (UK) Ltd is a wholly owned       Robert Brown
      subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc, a member of
      the HSBC Group, however the above interests       01481 715601
      relates only to HSBC Investments (UK) Ltd and
      not to any other member of the Group.






16.   Name and signature of authorised company official
      responsible for making this notification



      ROBERT BROWN

Date of notification  5 October 2006




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