Vosper Thornycroft Holdings PLC
2 July 2002



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1) Name of company - VOSPER THORNYCROFT HOLDINGS PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
     LEGAL AND GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

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

PORTFOLIOS MANAGED ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS


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

HSBC Global Custody Nominees A/c 775245      149,722

HSBC Global Custody Nominees A/c 754612       35,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominees A/c 360509       25,600

HSBC Global Custody Nominees A/c 357206      751,474

HSBC Global Custody Nominees A/c 130007       42,000

HSBC Global Custody Nominees A/c 866203       24,000

Total                                      1,027,796



5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Initial notification     1,027,796


6) Percentage of issued class

3.01%

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NIL

8) Percentage of issued class

NIL

9) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH


10) Date of transaction

NOT DECLARED

11) Date company informed - 1 JULY 2002

12. Total holding following this notification

    1,027,796

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    3.01%

13. Any additional information

    NONE

14. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Caroline L Speller 023 8042 6025


Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification - P G DAWES, Compny Secretary


Date of notification ..2 July 2002





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