Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of listed company                  2. Name of shareholder with a
                                           major interest



MARTIN CURRIE PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT         ALLIANCE TRUST SAVINGS
TRUST PLC                                  NOMINEES LIMITED


3. Please state whether notification       4. Name of the registered
indicates that it is regarding the         holder(s) and, if more than
holding of the shareholder named in 2      one holder, the number of
above; in respect of a non-beneficial      shares held by each of them
interest; or in respect of An
individual holder if it is a holding of
that person's spouse or children under
the age of 18.


AS IN 2.                                    AS IN 2


5. Number of    6. Percentage of   7. Number of        8. Percentage of
shares/amount   issued class (any  shares/amount of    issued class
of stock        treasury shares    stock disposed      (any treasury
acquired        held by the                            shares held by
                listed company                         the listed
                should not be                          company should
                taken into                             not be taken into
REFER TO BOX    account when                           account when
14              calculating                            calculating
                percentage)                            percentage)


                REFER TO BOX 14

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

ORDINARY 1p SHARES                                     12 APRIL 2006
                                   REFER TO BOX 14

12. Total holding following    13. Total percentage holding of issued
this notification              class following this notification
                               (any treasury shares held by the listed
                               company should not be taken into account
19,913,765                     when calculating percentage)

                               13.30%


14. Any additional                 15. Name of contact and telephone
information                        number for queries
ALLIANCE TRUST SAVINGS
NOMINEES LIMITED NOTIFIED
ON 12 APRIL 2006 THAT, DUE         JAN WILSON 0131 479 4774
TO TRANSFER OF INVESTMENTS
ON 28 FEBRUARY 2006, THEY
NOW HAVE INTERESTS IN THE
COMPANY'S VOTING SHARES AS
DETAILED ABOVE. ALL SHARES
ARE HELD ON BEHALF OF
INVESTORS IN PLANS
ADMINISTERED BY ALLIANCE
TRUST SAVINGS LIMITED.



16. Name and signature of  duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification


MARTIN CURRIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED


Date of notification      13 APRIL 2006