Holding(s) in Company

Johnson Service Group PLC
16 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Johnson Service Group PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Aberforth Partners

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

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

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 2,919,200

AC: ABERFIT1

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 1,576,000

AC: ABERFIT2

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 380,000

AC: ABERFIT3

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 2,813,223

AC: ABERFUT1

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 2,250,000

AC: ABERLP1A

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 2,250,000

AC: ABERLP1B

State Street Nominees Ltd AC: JD59 441,000

TOTAL 12,629,423

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

881,152

6. Percentage of issued class

1.55%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

-

8. Percentage of issued class

-

9. Class of security

Ordinary 10p

10. Date of transaction

15th October 2002





11. Date company informed

16th October 2002

12. Total holding following this notification

12,629,423

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

22.16%

14. Any additional information

The holding of Aberforth Limited Partnership which is the subject of an announcement today forms part of this
announcement by Aberforth Partners.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mrs Y Monaghan - 0151 933 6161

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

Mrs Y M Monaghan

Date of notification

16th October 2002

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