Wellington Management Company, LLP: Rule 8 - SSL International plc.

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 1, 2003

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1/8.3
                                                                                                            FORM 8.1/8.3

Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. Use separate
form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made.


Date of disclosure 1 August, 2003........

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

Date of dealing ......31 July, 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
                                                     239,1000                            3.2238



(3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
     (and percentage of  class) 12,268,333.........................................................(6.48%)

(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: 00007907

Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030801T162229+0100