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12 May 2006 13:44

Acal PLC12 May 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY ACAL PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC. 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of 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 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED NOTIFICATION 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed NOT SPECIFIED 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) NOT SPECIFIED 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P 10) Date of transaction NOT SPECIFIED 11) Date listed company informed 11 MAY 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 1,046,749 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 3.962% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries MR N. ROWECOMPANY SECRETARY01483 544505 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification Date of Notification .............. 12 MAY 2006 .......... LETTER TO: ACAL PLCDATED: 11 MAY 2006 Re: Section 198 Notification Enclosed is a Section 198 Notification dated 10 May 2006 Please note that one or more of the affiliates of The Capital Group Companies,Inc. have made notifications to your company pursuant to Section 198 previously.For a description of our organization, please visit our Web site atwww.capgroup.com. For the purposes of this Notification an outstanding share balance of 26,416,854shares was used to calculate the percentages of holdings of the relevant sharecapital which determine the notifiable interest. LETTER FROM: GINA MARTINEZ COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATE THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC. Date; 10 May 2006 SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION Notification of Decrease This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of itsaffiliates, including Capital International, Inc., Capital International S.A.,Capital International Limited, and Capital Guardian Trust Company, pursuant toSection 198 of the Companies Act 1985. The interest in the relevant share capital indicated below arises by virtue ofholdings attributed to the Companies (see Schedule A). These holdings form partof funds managed on behalf of investment clients by the Companies. Share capital to which this relates: Ordinary Shares (26,416,854 shares outstanding) Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest: 1,046,749 Name(s) of registered holder(s): See Schedule B As of 10 May 2006 ACAL plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 1,046,749 3.962% Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company 586,356 2.220% Capital International Limited 420,533 1.592% Capital International S.A. 15,900 0.060% Capital International Inc. 23,960 0.091% Schedule A Schedule of holdings in ACAL plc As of 10 May 2006 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 65,565 Chase Nominees Limited 457,960 Midland Bank plc 62,831 TOTAL 586,356 Schedule B Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares Chase Nominees Limited 420,533 TOTAL 420,533 Schedule B Capital International S.A. Registered Name Local Shares Citibank London 15,900 TOTAL 15,900 Schedule B Capital International, Inc. Registered Name Local Shares Chase Nominees Limited 23,960 TOTAL 23,960 Schedule B This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange