Holding(s) in Company

Billam PLC
15 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company


Billam plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest


Peter Hoskins

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


As above

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

Peter Hoskins

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

800,000

6)   Percentage of issued class

0.07%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   Percentage of issued class

-

9)   Class of security

Ordinary 0.1p shares

10)  Date of transaction

14 - 15 October

11)  Date company informed


14 - 15 October


12)  Total holding following this notification

82,963,158


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.99%


14)  Any additional information
-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Angus Forrest - 020 7336 1300

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification

     Date of notification 15 October 2002






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