Holding(s) in Company

Provalis PLC
22 September 2004


                                SCHEDULE 10
 
                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     PROVALIS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SCHRODERS 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

     SHAREHOLDER NAMED ABOVE

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

     SEE ABOVE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     5,000,000

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     1.37%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1p EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     22.09.04

11)  Date company informed

     22.09.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

     36,638,867
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     10.01%

14)  Any additional information

     -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     LEE GREENBURY
     01244 833402

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

     Date of Notification      22.09.2004


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