Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3813U
Qualceram Shires PLC
19 January 2004


                                   SCHEDULE 10

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Qualceram Shires



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Gartmore Investment Management 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



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



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired



6. Percentage of issued class



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


100,000 ordinary shares



8. Percentage of issued class


0.45%



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares



10. Date of transaction


12 January 2004



11. Date company informed


15 January 2004



12. Total holding following this notification


3,245,105



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


14.637%



14. Any additional information



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Aidan Clince, Qualceram Shires [phone]



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


Peter Ward, Insinger de Beaufort



Date of notification


19 January 2004





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