Ardana PLC 16 March 2005 16 March 2005 Ardana plc: Disclosure of interests in shares Ardana plc (the "Company") was informed on 11 March 2005 pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 that as at the close of its business on 10 March 2005, UBS AG, acting through its business group and legal entities detailed below, had a material interest in 2,145,000 ordinary shares of 1 p each of the Company, representing 3.86 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company (55,562,806 ordinary shares currently in issue). The Company was informed that none of the Relevant Shares are shares in which UBS AG is interested by virtue of Section 208 (5) of the Act. UBS business group/legal entity Breakdown of position held (%) UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd 2,145,000 shares 3.86% UBS AG - Total 2,145,000 shares 3.86% In addition, the Company was informed on 9 March 2005 in accordance with Sections 198 - 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended by the Companies Act 1989 and the Disclosure of Interests in Shares (Amendment) Regulations 1993) that the notifiable interest of 3i Group plc in the share capital of the Company comprises 3,894,360 ordinary shares of 1 pence each, representing 7.01% of the issued share capital of the Company and that the registered holder of these shares is 3i Group plc. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange