Holding(s) in Company

Quintain Estates & Development PLC
05 February 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


QUINTAIN ESTATES AND DEVELOPMENT PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Legal & General Group Plc



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


Notification is in respect of the shareholder named in 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) Limited



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


196,773 ordinary shares



6. Percentage of issued class


0.155%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


-



8. Percentage of issued class


-



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares



10. Date of transaction


Unknown



11. Date company informed


4 February 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


3,959,791 ordinary shares



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.12%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Susan Minocha   020 7495 8968



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


Charlotte Eastwood/Company Secretary

Susan Minocha/Assistant Company Secretary



Date of notification


5 February 2003



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