Holding(s) in Company

Caledonia Investments PLC
13 July 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
AVS NO


All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.    Name of company                               2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest

      Caledonia Investments plc                         Sofina sa


3.    Please state whether notification indicates   4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than
      that it is in respect of holding of the           one holder, the number of shares held by each of
      shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of     them
      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                                         Sofina sa

      Holding of shareholder named in 2 above


5.    Number of shares/    6.  Percentage of issued 7.  Number of shares/amount   8. Percentage of issued
      amount of stock          class (any treasury      of stock disposed            class (any treasury
      acquired                 shares held by                                        shares held by
                               company should not                                    company should not be
                               be taken into                                         taken into account
                               account when                                          when calculating
      3,000,000                calculating                                           percentage)
                               percentage)

                               4.67%


9. Class of security                              10.    Date of transaction     11.   Date company
                                                                                       informed

   Ordinary 5p                                           Not notified                  12 July 2004
                                                                                       


12.   Total holding following this notification     13.    Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                           following this notification (any treasury
                                                           shares held by company should not be taken into
                                                           account when calculating percentage)
      3,000,000
                                                           4.67%



14.   Any additional information                    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 __13 July 2004



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