Holding(s) in Company

Numis Corporation PLC
08 March 2004




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Numis Corporation Plc ('Numis')


The Board of Numis announces that, on 5 March 2004, options over 58,000 (0.30%)
ordinary shares in Numis held by the Numis Employee Share Trust ('the Trust')
were surrendered. These options were at an exercise price of 207p per ordinary
share and the latest exercise date was 21 December 2010.


Subsequently, on 5 March 2004, the Trust disposed of 58,000 ordinary shares in
Numis at 207p per ordinary share to a discretionary trust established by the
beneficiary who had surrendered options as set out above. Following the disposal
the Trust holds 937,769 (4.89%) ordinary shares in Numis.


The ordinary shares referred to are Numis' ordinary shares of 25p per share and
the total number of shares in issue is 19,159,997.


8 March 2004


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