Holding(s) in Company

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC
14 March 2005


                                Holdings in Company

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC ('the Company') received on March 11th, 2005 
notification that Morley Fund Management Limited, after a recent purchase 
of 300,000 ordinary shares, had a notifiable interest in 1,916,452 ordinary 
shares of 25p representing 3.05% of the issued share capital of the Company.

For information contact:

C J Burr
Group Finance Director
0121 704 7430

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March 14th, 2005




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