Holding(s) in Company

SIG PLC
8 October 2003

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      SIG PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

       FMR CORP, AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND
       FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT 
       SUBSIDIARIES - BOTH BEING NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS

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 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.

      CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED - FISL                        18,163
      CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED - FIL                        668,578
      NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED - FIL                     184,500
      HSBC - FMRCO                                        960,000
      HSBC - FPM                                           54,600
      HSBC - CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEES (UK)
      LIMITED - FIL                                     2,927,302
      CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED - FPM                        455,700
      CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, LONDON - FIL                  143,200
      STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - FIL                      26,300
      NORTHERN TRUST - FIL                                288,502
      NORTHERN TRUST - FPM                                 99,100
      BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON - FIL                      142,900

                                              TOTAL     5,968,845   

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT DISCLOSED

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT DISCLOSED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT DISCLOSED

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT DISCLOSED

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH


10)  Date of transaction

     NOT DISCLOSED

11)  Date company informed

      7TH OCTOBER 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

      5,968,845
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      4.9637%

14)  Any additional information

      TOTAL ISSUED ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH OF SIG PLC IS:
      120,250,055

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      MR J.R. SWYNNERTON 
      COMPANY SECRETARY - 0114 285 6355

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

     Date of Notification 8TH OCTOBER 2003





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