RNS Number:5629P
Infast Group PLC
9 September 2003

To: Infast Group plc
Dated: 8 September 2003

Re: S.198 Companies Act 1985: as amended by The Disclosure of Interest in Shares 
(Amendment) Regulations 1993

In accordance with the Companies Act 1985, (as amended) I write to notify you
that UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd and UBS Global Asset Management Life
Ltd have an interest in 14,403,713 ord 20p shares of the Company. This
represents 12.59% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Please find below a list of the Registered holders.

UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd and UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd
are subsidiaries of UBS Global Asset Management Holding (No.2) Ltd which is also
treated as having an interest in the above shares. We are authorised to make
this aggregate disclosure on behalf of UBS Global Asset Management Holding
(No.2) Ltd the registered address of which is:

21 Lombard Street
London
EC3V 9AH
 

                            Infast Group

                Total Issued Share Capital -    114,332,514

Name                                          Quantity
 
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED      A/C GMP6          2,193,949

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED   A/C CE               53,000

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED   A/C HAR             282,246

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED   A/C IAP             184,821

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED   A/C LF20         10,359,543

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED   A/C PPD              91,000

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED   A/C RFF             134,000

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED   A/C RNL             199,582

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED   A/C UT21            810,572

RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED      A/C SAE1             44,354

RBSTB NOMINEES LIMITED      A/C SAT1             50,646
                                          
                                             14,403,713
                                                  12.59%

From: UBS Global Asset Management

        
To: Infast Group plc
Dated: 8 September 2003

Re: S.198 Companies Act 1985: as amended by The Disclosure of Interest in Shares 
(Amendment) Regulations 1993

In accordance with the Companies Act 1985, (as amended) I write to notify you
that UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd has an interest in 10,359,543 ord 20p
shares of the Company. This represents 9.06% of the issued share capital of the
Company.

Please find below a list of the Registered holders.

UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd is a subsidiary of UBS Global Asset
Management Holding (No.2) Ltd which is also treated as having an interest in the
above shares. We are authorised to make this aggregate disclosure on behalf of
UBS Global Asset Management Holding (No.2) Ltd the registered address of which
is:

21 Lombard Street 
London 
EC3V 9AH 

                               Infast Group

                   Total Issued Share Capital -    114,332,514
 
Name                                                  Quantity

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED          A/C LF20           10,359,543
 
                                                      10,359,543

                                                           9.06%


From: UBS Global Asset Management


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