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2005

THUS was today informed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., ('GS Inc') of 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, USA, that as at close of business on 08 July 2005, it was interested, by attribution only, in a total 82,344,633 shares: Of these 82,344,633 shares:

1. The interest in 69,651 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co. ('GS&CO'), a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its customers. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees), Limited ('GSSN').
2. The interest in 1,677 shares arose from an interest held by GS&Co, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as discretionary manager. These shares are, or will be, registered in the name of GSSN.
3. The interest in 82,273,305 shares arose from a beneficial interest held by Goldman Sachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. These shares are, or will be, registered at CREST in account CREPTEMP.

For further information, please contact:

Kathryn Rhinds
Investor Relations Manager
THUS plc

Tel: +44 20 7763 3156