Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3825U
Taylor & Francis Group PLC
19 January 2004

LETTER TO:  TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP PLC

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

We, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, for ourselves and on behalf of:

The Royal Bank of Scotland plc 
and National Westminster Bank plc

write to advise you pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 (the Act) 
that:

1. This notification relates to the ordinary 5p share capital of Taylor & 
   Francis Group plc.

2. The number of shares of the person(s) with an interest, for the purposes of 
   sections 208 and 209 of the Act, immediately after the time when the 
   obligation arose, are shown on the attached schedule.

3. The identities of the registered holders of these shares and the number of 
   shares held by each holder, so far as is known to us at the date of this 
   notification, are shown on the attached Schedule.

4. The percentages quoted on the attached schedule are based on your issued 
   ordinary share capital of 85,805,005, as advised to us by FT Information.

5. None of the shares on the attached schedule relates to interests as mentioned 
   in Section 208 (5) of the Act.

6. Coutts & Co are interested in 6,170,000 shares but have not come under an 
   obligation to make a disclosure as defined under Section 199 of the Act.

From:  R J Hopkins (Manager, Share Aggregation The Royal Bank of Scotland Group)
 

Schedule of registered holders for notification S198-L01/RJH/4010

Registered Holder                                 Number of Shares    Percentage

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/C RBP                       175,140 

Chase Nominees Ltd                                     7,885 

NatWest FIS Nominees Ltd SX Account                   57,423 

Strand Nominees Ltd                                6,170,000

Total interest of National Westminster Bank Plc    6,410,448                7.47

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/C RBP                       175,140 

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                28,959 

Chase Nominees Ltd                                     7,885 

NatWest FIS Nominees Ltd SX Account                   57,423 

Strand Nominees Ltd.                               6,170,000

Total interest of The Royal Bank of Scotland plc   6,439,407                7.50

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/C RBP                       175,140 

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                28,959 

Chase Nominees Ltd                                   208,271 

NatWest FIS Nominees Ltd SX Account                   57,423 

Strand Nominees Ltd                                6,170,000

Total interest of The Royal Bank of Scotland 
Group plc                                          6,639,793                7.73

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