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SIG PLC 10 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 789,978 NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED - FIL 219,600 HSBC - FMRCO 960,000 HSBC - FPM 54,600 HSBC - CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED - FIL 3,464,722 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED - FPM 560,100 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, LONDON - FIL 180,300 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - FIL 26,300 NORTHERN TRUST - FIL 320,500 NORTHERN TRUST - FPM 116,300 BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON - FIL 142,900 TOTAL 6,853,463 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 9TH OCTOBER 2003 12) Total holding following this notification 6,853,463 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.6993% 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 TEL: 0114 285 6355 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification ........... 10TH OCTOBER 2003 ............. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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