Holding(s) in Company

Mentmore PLC
10 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Mentmore Plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Fidelity International Limited



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 interest



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


Chase Manhattan Bank London FISL  13,935,673
Chase Manhattan Bank London FIL          843,441
HSBC Client Holdings Nominees (UK) Limited FIL  6,056



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Not given



6. Percentage of issued class


Not given



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


Not given



8. Percentage of issued class


Not given



9. Class of security


Oridinary 10p shares



10. Date of transaction


Not given



11. Date company informed


10th October 2002



12. Total holding following this notification


14,785,170



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


8.15%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Clive Drysdale, 020 8879 4628



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


Chris Dodson



Date of notification


10th October 2002



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