Rule 8 - SSL International plc

     
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( BW)(WELLINGTON-MANAGEMENT)(SSL) Rule 8 - SSL International plc

    Business Editors
    UK REGULATORY NEWS

    BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2003--

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1/8.3
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1/8.3
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing ......22 August, 2003...................

Dealing in...SSL International plc................................................................(name of company)

(1)  Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)...ordinary shares.........................................................

(2)  Amount bought                      Amount sold                          Price per unit
                                             25,000                              3.15

(3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
     (and percentage of  class) 11,943,433.........................................................(6.31%)

(4)  Party making disclosure - Wellington Management Company, LLP....................................

(5)  EITHER     (a)Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)...............................................................
     OR         (b)If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management organisation

Wellington Management Company, LLP


(6)  Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
     (a) associate of (i)  offeror (Note 3)NO
                      (ii) offeree company  YES

 Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf).......6............

     If category (8), explain...........................................................................................

     ...................................................................................................................

     (b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of
         the class of relevant securities dealt in) YES

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above.............................................................

(Also print name of signatory) Brian P. Hillery.......................................................

Telephone and extension number  [phone].........................................................
                                                --------------------------------------

Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant,
also identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on
instructions of a controller.

Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so,
state all reasons. 

Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than
one.

Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree
company or with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company
in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must
be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8.

Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all
relevant information can be given.

Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade
should be disclosed.

For full  details of  disclosure  requirements,  see Rule 8 of the Code.  If in doubt,  contact  the Panel on  Takeovers
and  Mergers, 

Monitoring Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail:[e-mail]

   Short Name: Wellington Management
   Category Code: DCC
   Sequence Number: 00008851
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030825T144352+0100

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    CONTACT: Wellington Management


    KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL EUROPE
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BANKING
    SOURCE: Wellington Management

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