Holding(s) in Company

Petrofac Limited
21 October 2005


Petrofac Ltd ('the Company')

21 October 2005


The Company was notified on 21 October 2005 in accordance with Section 198 of
the Companies Act 1985 that as at 14 October 2005, Morgan Stanley Securities
Limited ("MSSL") disposed of an interest in the Company's ordinary shares
("Shares") that resulted in their holding a total of 15,922,561 shares,
representing 4.61% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The Company was also notified that MSSL has transferred from time to time
167,300 Shares to third parties which give them the right to require the return
of an equivalent number of Shares.  Accordingly, their interest in 167,300
shares is pursuant to Section 208(5) of the Act.


MSSL is a member of the Morgan Stanley group of companies. Those group companies
which are direct or indirect holding companies of MSSL are, under the terms of
Section 203 of the Companies Act 1985, each interested by attribution in any
shares in which MSSL is interested.


Contact for enquiries
Richard Milne, Petrofac Ltd                    020 7471 3509


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