Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:1776S
Bell Group PLC
18 November 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


AVS NO


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.



1.

Name of company

BELL GROUP PLC



2.

Name of shareholder having a major interest

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC COMPANIES,


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 NAMED IN BOX 2 ABOVE



4.

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

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C's

A/C 887711      415,000
A/C 775245      137,000
A/C 357206      967,763
A/C 747381       79,000
A/C 363605       58,000
A/C 866203       54,000
A/C 360509       31,000
Total           1,741,763


Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

473,000



6.

Percentage of issued class



0.89%


7.

Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

n/a

8.

Percentage of issued class



n/a


9.

Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5p EACH





10.

Date of transaction

14th November 2003

11.

Date company informed

17th November 2003

12.

Total holding following this notification

1,741,763



13.

Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.27%

14.

Any additional information













15.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Edwin Strang

0208 553 5932


16.

Name and signature of authorised company official

responsible for making this notification

Edwin Strang, Group Finance Director



Date of notification 18.11.03


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