Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:5123T
East Surrey Holdings PLC
19 December 2003

                               SCHEDULE 10

                NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company
        East Surrey Holdings plc


2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest

       Threadneedle Asset Management Limited

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.

       As Above

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

       Littledown Nominees Limited a/c 05576 1,390,000 shares
       Littledown Nominees Limited a/c 05577 85,000 shares
       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 850402 1,193,296 shares

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

       Not disclosed

8.     Percentage of issued class

       Not disclosed

9.     Class of security

       Ordinary shares of 5p

10.    Date of transaction

       Not disclosed

11.    Date company informed
        18th December 2003


12.    Total holding following this notification

       2,668,296 shares

13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       3.15%

14.    Any additional information

15.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries
        Jenny Hornby - 01737 785843


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


Date of notification: 17th December 2003




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