Holding(s) in Company

Topps Tiles PLC
16 February 2005


                                TOPPS TILES PLC

                    NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDING

The Company received notification on 15 February 2005 from Fidelity
International Limited ('FIL') that FIL and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
have a non-beneficial interest in 3,607,640 ordinary shares in the Company,
equivalent to 1.59 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. The interest
is registered as follows:

Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux                                           3,159,400

JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                  30,640

Citibank London                                                        417,600

The Company also received notification on 15 February 2005 from FMR Corp ('FMR')
that FMR and its direct and indirect subsidiaries have a non-beneficial interest
in 3,416,300 ordinary shares in the Company, equivalent to 1.51 per cent. of the
Company's issued share capital. The interest is registered as follows:

Brown Bros Harriman and Co                                             166,300

Brown Bros Harriman and Co                                           2,150,000

State Street Bank and Tr Co                                          1,100,000

The notifications by FIL and FMR Corp also comprise a notifiable interest of Mr
Edward C Johnson 3rd, a principal shareholder of both FIL and FMR Corp.

16 February 2005


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