Holding(s) in Company

Hornby PLC
20 May 2004

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company:

Hornby plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:

Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d (FIL)


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:

Non beneficial interest


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:

Mellon Bank (FMRCO)                             116,888
Chase Manhattan Bank London (FISL)              134,600
HSBC (FIL)                                      327,659


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired:

-


6. Percentage of issued class

-


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed:

-


8. Percentage of issued class:

-


9. Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 5p each


10. Date of transaction:

Not disclosed



11. Date company informed:

20 May 2004


12. Total holding following this notification:

579,047


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

7.83%


14. Any additional information:


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

John Stansfield - 01843 233 505


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

John Stansfield - 01843 233 505



Date of notification: 20 May 2004


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