Holding(s) in Company

Mentmore PLC
11 February 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
AVS NO


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


1.   Name of company                                   2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Mentmore plc                                            1. JO Hambro Capital Management Limited
                                                             2. North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC
                                                             3. Oryx International Growth Fund Limited

                                                            Pursuant to concert party agreement

3.   Please state whether notification indicates that  4.   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
     it is in respect of holding of the shareholder         holder, the number of shares held by each of them
     named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an           Nutraco Nominees Limited 675,000
     individual holder if it is a holding of that
     person's spouse or children under the age of 18        Bank of New York Nominees Limited 1,550,000

     In respect of 2 above                                  HSBC Global Custody London Limited 1,000,000

                                                            Goldman Sachs International TNA 3,570,000

                                                            Goldman Sachs International THO 1,785,000

                                                            Goldman Sachs International THT 595,000

                                                            Goldman Sachs International BEF 316,000

5.   Number of shares/     6.   Percentage of issued   7.   Number of shares/amount of 8.  Percentage of issued class
     amount of stock            class                       stock disposed
     acquired

     N/a
                                N/a                         N/a
                                                                                           N/a

9.  Class of security                                 10.    Date of transaction     11.      Date company informed

    Ordinary shares of 10p each                              Not known                        7 February 2003


12.  Total holding following this notification         13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this
                                                              notification
     9,491,000
                                                              5.2%


14.  Any additional information                        15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     None                                                   Clive Drysdale 020 8946 3159



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

     Clive Drysdale

Date of notification: 11 February 2003


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