Holding(s) in Company

Guinness Peat Group PLC
11 April 2007





                            GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC

                                  ANNOUNCEMENT




Guinness Peat Group plc ("the Company") announces that, in accordance with the
transitional provisions of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, it has been
advised by Sir Ron Brierley, a director of the Company, that he holds 36,474,859
ordinary shares in the Company which represents 3.18% of the Company's total
voting rights.







Richard Russell
Company Secretary





11 April 2007


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