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7 Feb 2005 16:24

Penmc PLC07 February 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Penmc Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Abbey National plc & subsidiary companies 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 In respect of shareholder named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Clydesdale Bank Head Office Nominees Limited 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 6. Percentage of issued class 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 3,276,600 8. Percentage of issued class 3.34% 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares 10. Date of transaction 24 January 2005 11. Date company informed 3 February 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 0 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Jasper Allen, Insinger de Beaufort: tel 020 7190 7000 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Stuart Mollekin, Company Secretary Tel: 0161 7079911 Date of notification 7 February 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange