Ardana PLC 28 October 2005 28 October 2005 Ardana plc: Notification of major interests in shares Ardana plc (LSE: ARA) ("Ardana" or the "Company") was notified on 27 October 2005, pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985, that as of the close of business on 26 October 2005, UBS AG, acting through its business group and legal entities listed below, had a notifiable interest in 5,566,934 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company, representing 10.02 per cent of the Company's issued share capital. UBS AG's holding is made up of an aggregated holding of a material interest in 2,841,744 shares and a non-material interest in 2,725,190 shares. 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 (%) Material Interest UBS Global Asset Management Life Ltd 2,841,744 shares 5.11 % Non-Material Interests UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG 4,000 shares 0.01 % UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd 772,785 shares 1.39 % UBS Wealth Management (UK) Ltd 1,948,405 shares 3.51 % UBS AG - Total 5,566,934 shares 10.02 % This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange