Holding(s) in Company

Phytopharm PLC
14 October 2002


Phytopharm PLC (or 'the Company')

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The Company received a notification on 11 October 2002 from Standard Life
Investments Limited, informing it that following a disposal of 160,180 shares on
the 10 October 2002,its resultant notifiable interest is 1,797,298 shares
representing 4.655% of the issued share capital of the Company.

14 October, 2002

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