Holding(s) in Company

Derwent Valley Holdings PLC 12 September 2003 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company: DERWENT VALLEY HOLDINGS PLC 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest: PRUDENTIAL PLC 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: Not advised 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them: PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nominees 1,898,396 ROY Nominees 87,500 ------------ 1,985,896 ======== 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: N.A. 6) Percentage of issued class: N.A. 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: N.A. 8) Percentage of issued class: N.A. 9) Class of security: 5p Ordinary shares 10) Date of transaction: N.A. 11) Date company informed: 11 September, 2003 12) Total holding following this notification: 1,985,896 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 3.73% 14) Any additional information: - 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries: T J Kite 020 7659 3000 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification: T J Kite - Company Secretary Date of notification: September, 12 2003 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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