SSL International PLC                             

                                (the "Company")                                

Please note that the Company was informed on 6 October 2003 that with effect
from 30 September 2003, Barclays PLC no longer has a notifiable interest in the
share capital of the Company.

Maria Buxton-Smith

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: 020 7367 5775

6 October 2003



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