Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8162T
Associated British Ports Hldgs PLC
5 January 2004

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS HOLDINGS PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P.

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

     IN RESPECT OF THE ABOVE NAMED SHAREHOLDER

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

     SEE DOCUMENTATION BELOW
     
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 SHARES OF 25 PENCE

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     02/05/04

12)  Total holding following this notification


               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     PLEASE SEE NOTIFICATION BELOW

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     AVRIL WINSON
     020 7430 6848

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

     Date of Notification .........   05/01/2004 


To: Associated British Ports Holdings plc
Dated: 2 January, 2004

We are writing to notify you pursuant to the Disclosure of Interests in Shares
(Amendment) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993 No. 1819) of our interest in investment
holdings in the ordinary share capital of Associated British Ports. Following a
decrease in the shares outstanding of Associated British Ports, the percentage
ownership of accounts managed by Harris Associates L.P. dropped below the 7%
filing threshold. Accounts managed by Harris Associates L.P are the beneficial
owners of 22,933,694 shares of Associated British Ports.  This represents 6.95%
of the company. The following is a breakdown as of December 31, 2003:
 
Account Name                                    Shares Owned     % of Company

Oakmark International Fund                         9,341,299            2.83%
AGF International Value                            6,166,595            1.87%
Harris Associates International Value L.P.         1,647,500            0.50%
BMG Foundation                                     1,063,800            0.32%
Illinois Teachers                                    800,000            0.24%
MetLife Harris Oakmark International                 833,800            0.25%
Nuclear Electric                                     714,000            0.22%
Pennsylvania State Retirement                        539,000            0.16%
MMIF Overseas Fund                                   495,200            0.15%
Schwab International                                 303,500            0.09%
Met Fund                                             263,000            0.08%
Illinois Teachers POB                                230,300            0.07%
Boise Cascade                                        130,100            0.04%
AGF Harmony                                          109,300            0.03%
Levi Strauss Foundation                              103,900            0.03%
CDC Nvest Star International                          93,700            0.03%
AGF International Class                               98,700            0.03%
                                                  22,933,694            6.95%

Percentages are based on 329,904,000 outstanding shares.  All holdings of
Associated British Ports are for investment purposes only.


From: Harris Associates L.P.


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