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Yule Catto & Co PLC 21 July 2003 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Yule Catto & Co plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays 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 The interest of Barclays PLC is held through the following legal entities:- Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd ( 401,295 shares) Barclays Global Investors N.A. (94,499 shares) Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited (22,152 shares) Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust (9,810 shares) Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd (9,817 shares) Barclays Global Investors Ltd (3,821,351 shares) 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Registered Holder Account Designation Holding ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA ALMLUFTT 62,370 ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES ASTEXMTT 31,530 ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA ASUKEXTT 2,766,026 BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTFUK 37,394 BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA BLENTPUK 56,308 BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOFDUK 35,366 BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOPTUE 162,085 BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA BLEOPTUK 110,142 BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA BLUKINTT 906,874 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 527191 32,423 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 536747 14,209 CHASE MANHATTAN BANK 552942 2,422 CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANATTA CHATRKTT 54,551 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 595966 1,872 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 540186 22,152 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTGF05IE 9,810 MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL BNN024IE 1,739 MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL BNN033IE 1,883 NORTHERN TRUST BANK -BGI SEPA 581610 2,306 NORTHERN TRUST BANK -BGI SEPA 584069 1,523 STATE STREET BNN032IE 2,949 SUMITOMO TB BNN029IE 1,575 SUMITOMO TB BNN036IE 1,671 UBS LIMITED 594217 39,744 TOTAL 4,358,924 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 6. Percentage of issued class 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 8. Percentage of issued class 9. Class of security Ordinary 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed 18.07.03 12. Total holding following this notification 4,358,924 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.0103% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Richard Atkinson - 01279 459527 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Richard Atkinson - Company Secretary Date of notification 21.07.03 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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