Holding(s) in Company

Caledonia Investments PLC
4 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Caledonia Investments plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Devon County Council

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or 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
Beneficial holding of 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
Chase Nominees Ltd - 3,655,564 shares

State Street Nominees Ltd A/c XBIB - 20,500 shares

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
Not notified

6. Percentage of issued class




7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
Not notified

8. Percentage of issued class




9. Class of security
Ordinary 5p

10. Date of transaction
02 April 2002





11. Date company informed
04 April 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
3,676,064

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
5.03%

14. Any additional information
Devon County Council does not have a direct holding in 3,655,564 of the shares referred to above but it is
an interested party in these shares by virtue of its relationship with Hermes Focus Asset Management
Limited.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
G P Denison 020 7802 8080

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
G P Denison, Company Secretary

Date of notification
04 April 2002



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