Holding(s) in Company

Inchcape PLC 29 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Inchcape plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest a) FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity Management Research Company (FMRCO) and Fidelity Management Trust (FMTC) b) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Fidelity Investments Services Limited (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Ltd (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Ltd (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII); and c) Mr Edward C Johnson 3d, a principal shareholder of FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited FMRCO (and its direct and indirect subsidiaries) and FIL (and its direct and indirect subsidiaries) both being non-beneficial holders. 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 See above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares held State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn (S FPM 147,000 Northern Trust Lonodn FPM 361,300 Mellon Bank FPM 172,600 JP Morgan Bournemouth FPM 20,000 HSBC Bank plc FPM 84,200 Clydesdale Bank Plc FPM 16,300 Bank of New York Brussels FPM 303,500 State Street Bank and Tr Co FMTC 7,900 JPMorgan Chase Bank FMTC 4,700 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co FMTC 6,600 State Street Bank and Tr Co FMRCO 31,200 JP Morgan Bournemouth FISL 407,273 Northern Trust London FIL 8,140 National Astl Bk Melbourne FIL 6,900 JP Morgan Bournemouth FIL 141,600 HSBC Bank Plc FIL 75,000 Brown Brothers Harriman and Co FIL 27,800 Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux FIL 82,417 BNP Paribas, Paris (c) FIL 48,112 BNP Paribas, Paris FIL 4,800 Bank of New York Brussels FIL 44,800 Brown Brother Harriman and Co FIJ 4,800 Bank of New York Europe LDN FII 282,009 CDC Finance FIGEST 12,300 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 556,399 8. Percentage of issued class 0.71% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 150p each 10. Date of transaction 27 March 2006 11. Date company informed 29 March 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 2,301,251 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.94% 14. Any additional information Issued share capital 78,173,581 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Kelly Fielding 0207 546 0022 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Kelly Fielding Date of notification 29 March 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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