Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1) Name of listed company


CHEMRING GROUP PLC
 

2) Name of shareholder with a major interest

 
BARCLAYS PLC
 

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial
interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18
 

NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE
 

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
 

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                       -           204,080

Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                       -           44,895

Chase Nominees Ltd 16376                            -           10,784

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331                       -           11,132

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341                       -           16,399

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400                       -           259,341

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16480                       -           213,224

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16482                       -           143,391

JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409                       -           17,757

R C Greig Nominees a/c RC1                          -           10,074

R C Greig Nominees a/c BL1                          -           500


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


6) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


8) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)


9) Class of security

 
5P ORDINARY SHARES


10) Date of transaction

9 August 2005

11) Date listed company informed

12 August 2005


12) Total holding following this notification

931,577 5P ORDINARY SHARES

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account
when calculating percentage)

3.19%

14) Any additional information

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
 

Helen Marsh 01489 881880

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification

Helen Marsh

Date of notification: 12 August 2005