Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2183T
Epic Group PLC
12 December 2003


Epic Group PLC

12 December 2003


Epic Group Plc (the 'Company')

Holding in the Company

The Company received notification on 12th December 2003, that Scottish Widows
Investment Partnership Ltd ('SWIP') is interested in 1,610,286 ordinary shares
of 1p each in the Company. Of this interest, 1,466,686 shares are material
interests (the 'Material Shares'), and represent approximately 5.6 per cent. of
the Company's current issued share capital. The registered holders of the
Material Shares are as follows:-


Registered Holder                      A/C                   Material Shares

State Street Nominees Ltd              XBY2                       334,086

State Street Nominees Ltd              W32L                       102,200

State Street Nominees Ltd              W33H                       281,000

State Street Nominees Ltd              XBJ2                       329,900

State Street Nominees Ltd              XBK5                             0

State Street Nominees Ltd              XBY4                       174,500

State Street Nominees Ltd              W39N                        72,400

State Street Nominees Ltd              XBK6                       172,600

Total                                                           1,466,686



The notification by SWIP was made on behalf of Lloyds TSB Group plc, Lloyds TSB
Bank plc and Scottish Widows Group Limited who are deemed to be interested in
the Shares as, like SWIP, they are all companies within the Lloyds TSB Group of
Companies.


Enquiries

EPIC Group plc
Stephen Oliver (Chief Financial Officer)                 Tel: [phone]



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