RNS Number:7668N
Yule Catto & Co PLC
21 July 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

Yule Catto & Co plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays PLC


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

The interest of Barclays PLC is held through the following legal entities:-
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd ( 401,295 shares)
Barclays Global Investors N.A. (94,499 shares)
Barclays Global Investors Australia Limited (22,152 shares)
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust (9,810 shares)
Barclays Nikko Global Investors Ltd (9,817 shares)
Barclays Global Investors Ltd (3,821,351 shares)


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

Registered Holder                    Account Designation               Holding

ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA       ALMLUFTT                           62,370
ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES       ASTEXMTT                           31,530
ASUKEXTTL-20947-CHASE MANHATTA       ASUKEXTT                        2,766,026
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA       BLENTFUK                           37,394
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA       BLENTPUK                           56,308
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA       BLEOFDUK                           35,366
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA       BLEOPTUE                          162,085
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA       BLEOPTUK                          110,142
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA       BLUKINTT                          906,874
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                 527191                             32,423
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                 536747                             14,209
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK                 552942                              2,422
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANATTA        CHATRKTT                           54,551
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.         595966                              1,872
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                 540186                             22,152
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK                 BTGF05IE                            9,810
MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL       BNN024IE                            1,739
MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL       BNN033IE                            1,883
NORTHERN TRUST BANK -BGI SEPA          581610                            2,306
NORTHERN TRUST BANK -BGI SEPA          584069                            1,523
STATE STREET                         BNN032IE                            2,949
SUMITOMO TB                          BNN029IE                            1,575
SUMITOMO TB                          BNN036IE                            1,671
UBS LIMITED                            594217                           39,744

                                        TOTAL                        4,358,924





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


10. Date of transaction







11. Date company informed

    18.07.03


12. Total holding following this notification

    4,358,924


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    3.0103%


14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Richard Atkinson - 01279 459527


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

Richard Atkinson - Company Secretary


Date of notification

  21.07.03


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