Holding(s) in Company

Topps Tiles PLC
23 November 2005


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of listed company

Topps Tiles PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

AXA S.A.

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial 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

Registered Owners           Beneficial                     Number of share held
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Trustees of AXA UK Investment  85,571
(UK) Limited                Co ICWC Extra Income Fund
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Trustees of AXA UK Investment  875,000
(UK) Limited                Co ICWC Distribution Fund
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Trustees of AXA UK Investment  200,000
(UK) Limited                Co ICWC Ethical Fund
                            (Non-Beneficial)
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Trustees of AXA UK Investment  3,456,837
(UK) Limited                Co ICWC UK Equity Income Fund
Chase Nominees Limited      Guardian Royal Exchange plc    250,000
                            and Subs CCs
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd    1,750,000
(UK) Limited
Smith & Williamson Nominees Sun Life Pensions Management   1,985
Limited                     Ltd
BNY (OCS) Nominess Limited  Sun Life Pensions Management   3,000
                            Ltd
Sun Life International      Sun Life International (IOM)   1,500,000
                            Ltd
Chase Nominees Ltd          AXA Free                       800,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee HSBC Global Custody Nominee    15,486,000
(UK) Limited                (UK) Limited
Not disclosed               State Street Nominees          325,000
Not disclosed               BONY (OCS)                     137,500

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed

6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

Not disclosed

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not disclosed

8 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

Not disclosed

9. Class of security

Ordinary shares of 2.5p each

10. Date of transaction

Not disclosed

11. Date listed company informed

23 November 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

24,870,893

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

10.98%

14. Any additional information


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Andy Liggett 01625 446703

16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification

Andy Liggett

Date of notification

23 November 2005

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