Holding(s) in Company

Mentmore PLC
18 November 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Mentmore plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Legal & General Investment Management



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


As 2 above



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


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 887711 - 1,160,000 shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245 - 1,076,657 shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509 - 147,530 shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206 - 4,160,244 shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381 - 359,520 shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 363605 - 190,559 shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203 - 218,000 shares





5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


80,000 shares



6. Percentage of issued class


0.044%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


Ordinary shares of 10 pence each



10. Date of transaction


13 November 2002






11. Date company informed


18 November 2002



12. Total holding following this notification


7,312,510



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.02%



14. Any additional information


None



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Clive Drysdale - 020 8946 3159



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


Clive Drysdale



Date of notification


18 November 2002



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