Holding(s) in Company

Mercury Group PLC
21 September 2006


                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                               21 September 2006





                               MERCURY GROUP PLC

                          ('Mercury' or the 'Company')


                              Holdings in Company


Mercury has been notified today that, following a recent purchase, White Star
Property Holdings plc has an interest in 11,600,714 ordinary shares of 1p each
in Mercury, equivalent to 10.27 per cent of the issued share capital of the
Company.



Enquiries:

Mercury Group plc                                                  0207 393 4001
Walter Goldsmith (non-executive chairman)









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