RNS Number:3394I
Framlington Inv.Management Ltd
5 March 2003

                                                      FORM SAR 5


                                       Date of disclosure...5TH MARCH 2003....

             DISCLOSURE UNDER NOTE 3 OF RULE 5 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
                   SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")

                 
Date of sale.....24TH FEBRUARY 2003..........................

Sale of..........XAAR.......................(name of company)


(1) Class of voting shares    Number of shares          If rights over shares
    (eg ordinary shares)       sold                     sold, as opposed
                                                        to the shares
                                                        themselves, specify
                                                        nature of rights

    ...ORD 10P.....            ...250,000...shares    .....................
                               ...N/A..........rights
                              

(2) Resultant total holding   Resultant total holding   Total percentage
    of voting shares (and %   of rights over shares
    of total voting shares    (and % of total voting
    in issue)                 shares in issue)

    9,294,149..(15.61%)   .......-........(    %)    ......-.......(    %)


(3) Party making disclosure    FRAMLINGTON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT  

(4)  (a)  Name of person selling shares or rights over shares   AS ABOVE
          and, if different, beneficial owner............................... 

     (b)  Names of any other persons acting by
          agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)............................


Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above...................

(Also print name of signatory)....BILL KENNEDY...............

Telephone and extension number...0207 330 6516.....................


For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, 
Tel. No: 020 7382 9026.



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