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13 August 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

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2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate 
bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( X )

New Exemption Trading Book DTR 5.1.3 (4)

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :

Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International,
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

8 August 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 August 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6%

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                             transaction
                                          Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares          Rights
GB0032089863                              13,670,654      6.04%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if      Number of Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN      shares    rights                rights
CODE
                             Direct    Direct   Indirect     Direct   Indirect
GB0032089863                                    12,653,549            5.88%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial    Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument              Period/       exercised/ converted.              rights
                        Date

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
12,653,549                                   5.88%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

The interest in 359,735 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs &
Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its
customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs
Securities (Nominees), Limited.

The interest in 4,522,037 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs
Asset Management International, a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as
discretionary manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be,
registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ('GSSN').

The interest in 7,771,777 shares arose from the interest held by Goldman Sachs
Asset Management, LP a wholly owned subsidiary of GS Inc acting as discretionary
manager. We believe that some of these shares are, or will be, registered in the
name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ('GSSN').

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

General email contact:

[e-mail]

14. Contact name:

Joanne Wall / Sean Rogers

15. Contact telephone number:

44(20)7051-1704 / 44(20)7552-9205



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