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Quintain Estates & Development PLC 09 December 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 HBOS 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 Nominees (UK) Ltd 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not known 6. Percentage of issued class Not known 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not known 8. Percentage of issued class Not known 9. Class of security Ordinary shares 10. Date of transaction Not known 11. Date company informed 8 December 2003 12. Total holding following this notification 5,077,790 shares 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.927% 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 Susan Minocha, Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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