Holding(s) in Company

Hornby PLC
20 January 2005



SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company:

Hornby Plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:

Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d (FIL)


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:

Non beneficial interest


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

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (FIJ)                   76,620
Brown Brothers Harrimn Ltd LUX (FIL)                879,587
JP Morgan Bournemouth (FISL)                        537,897
Mellon Bank N.A (FMRCO)                             266,468
Clydesdale Bank PLC (FPM)                             8,248


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired:




6. Percentage of issued class



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed:

443,899


8. Percentage of issued class:

1.19%


9. Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 1p each


10. Date of transaction:

Not disclosed


11. Date company informed:

20 January 2005


12. Total holding following this notification:

1,768,820


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

4.74%


14. Any additional information:



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

John Stansfield - 01843 233 505


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

John Stansfield - 01843 233 505


Date of notification: 20 January 2005


Ends



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