Holding in Company

Kern River PLC
24 October 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

Kern River plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

The Bank of England Pension Fund

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



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


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



6)   Percentage of issued class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

375,000 Ordinary Shares

8)   Percentage of issued class

3.3%

9)   Class of security

Ordinary Shares

10)  Date of transaction

-

11)  Date company informed

23 October 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

nil

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

nil

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

G Butterfield, Company Secretary  01902 456767

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification
As in 15

     Date of notification: 24 October 2000