Holding(s) in Company

Johnson Service Group PLC
25 January 2005

                                  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


Nortrust Nominees Limited AC ABERFRTH                            9,454,400
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                                   271,000
The Church Commissioners for England (Chase GIS) Nominees Ltd      628,200
State Street Nominees Limited AC JD59                              711,400
TOTAL                                                           11,065,000



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


271,000



6. Percentage of issued class


0.5%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


-



8. Percentage of issued class


-



9. Class of security


Ordinary 10p



10. Date of transaction









11. Date company informed


25th January 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


11,065,000



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


19.09%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Mrs Y M Monaghan - 0151 955 3213



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


Mrs Y M Monaghan



Date of notification


25th January 2005



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