Holding(s) in Company

Topps Tiles PLC
23 May 2005


TOPPS TILES PLC (the 'Company')

                    NOTIFICATION OF SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDING

The Company received notification on 20 May 2005 from Threadneedle Asset
Management Limited that Zurich Financial Services and its Group have a
non-beneficial interest in 7,726,155 ordinary shares of 2.5p each in the
Company, equivalent to 3.39 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. The
interest is registered as follows:

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 34789                                      300,356
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 21667                                      139,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07203                                      123,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 05576                                    6,731,011
Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 05577                                      432,788

Littledown Nominees Ltd is the nominee for Zurich Financial Services and its
Group. The notification is made on behalf of:

 Zurich Assurance Ltd, Zurich Financial services UK Pension trustee Ltd, Eagle
             Star Group Services Ltd and Eagle Star Holdings Limited.

23 May 2005

Enquiries:
Andrew Liggett, Finance Director                          Tel: [phone]
Topps Tiles plc



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