Holding(s) in Company

Guinness Peat Group PLC
24 August 2007


       Guinness Peat Group plc:  Notification of Major Interest in Shares


Guinness Peat Group plc ("the Company") announces that it has been informed by
Franklin Resources Inc. ("Franklin") that Franklin has a non-beneficial interest
in 63,790,498 ordinary shares in the Company, which equates to 5.01% of the
Company's total voting rights.



Richard Russell
Company Secretary
Guinness Peat Group plc
Tel : [phone]




24 August 2007






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