Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:6388Q
Vernalis PLC
07 October 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

Vernalis plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

HBOS plc and subsidiaries

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

Notification is in respect of shareholder named in 2 above

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 (UK) Ltd a/c 823496                     3,532,271
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823575                     1,825,038
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823721                       148,547
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823587                     1,178,523
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823733                       115,873
HSDL Nominees Ltd                                                           22

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed

6. Percentage of issued class

Not disclosed

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

n/a

8. Percentage of issued class

n/a

9. Class of security

Ordinary 5p shares

10. Date of transaction

Not disclosed

11. Date company informed

Notification received 7 October, 2003

12. Total holding following this notification

6,800,274 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.008 per cent (based on current issued share capital of 135,784,793 shares)

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Tony Weir, 01865 781166

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

Tony Weir, Chief Fiancial Officer, 01865 781166

Date of notification

7 October, 2003


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