SAR -CPL Resources

FORM SAR 6

Lodge with the Stock Exchange (which may publicise) and with the panel. A copy
must also be sent to the company the voting securities of which (or the rights
over the voting securities of which) are acquired.

Date of disclosure: 10th November 2004

  DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 6 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, SUBSTANTIAL   
                       ACQUISITION RULES, 2001 ('SARs')                        

Date of acquisition: 1st November 2004

Acquisition in: CPL Resources

(1) Class of voting shares Number of voting securities If rights over voting   
                           /rights over shares         securities acquired, as 
(eg ordinary shares)       acquired                    opposed to the          
                                                       securities themselves,  
Ordinary EUR0.10 (UK EXCH) 396,962                     specify nature of rights
                                                                               
                           shares                                              
                                                                               
                           rights                                              

(2) Resultant total holding Resultant total holding of Total percentage        
of voting securities (and % rights over shares (and %                          
of total voting securities  of total voting shares in  (15.50 %)               
in issue)                   issue)                                             
                                                                               
5,687,718                   (%)                                                
                                                                               
(15.50%)                                                                       

(3) Party making disclosure: Gartmore Investment Management plc

(4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares: Gartmore
Investment Management plc

and, if different, beneficial owner

(b) Names of any other persons acting by

agreement or understanding (see SAR 3)

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above

Alan Buddles

Head of Restrictions and Disclosures Unit

(If you require any assistance with the above please call Elizabeth Friedman on
020 7782 2843)

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Note 1. Under SAR 3, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting in
concert must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or acquisition by one
person. SAR 8(b) requires persons who must aggregate holdings to disclose
certain disposals.

Note 2. 'Stock Exchange': see definition in Rule 2.1(a) of Part A of Takeover
Rules.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 4, 6 and 8(b)
of the SARs. If in doubt, consult the Panel.

FORM SAR 3