Holding(s) in Company

Billam PLC
14 August 2002


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company


Billam plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest


Peter Hoskins

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


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

As in 2 above

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

1,500,000

6)   Percentage of issued class

0.126%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   Percentage of issued class

-

9)   Class of security

Ordinary shares of 0.1p each

10)  Date of transaction

7-14 August 2002

11)  Date company informed


14 August 2002


12)  Total holding following this notification

82,079,158


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.91%


14)  Any additional information


-


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries


August Forrest - 020 7336 1300

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification

     Date of notification  14 August 2002



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