Holding(s) in Company

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC
30 September 2002


Hill & Smith Holdings PLC (the 'Company') - Holding(s) in Company


On 27 September 2002, the Company received notification that on 27 September
2002, Close Securities Limited has sold 2,000,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence
each in the Company ('ordinary shares') and that various clients of Framlington
Investment Management had purchased in total 2,000,000 ordinary shares.

Following these transactions, Close Securities Limited has a notifiable interest
in 7,176,733 ordinary shares, representing 11.66 per cent. of the Company's
total issued ordinary shares and that funds managed and advised by Framlington
Investment Management have a total holding of 3,881,866 ordinary shares,
representing 6.31 per cent. of the Company's total issued ordinary shares.


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