Holding(s) in Company

     
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( BW)(AMVESCAP-PLC)(AVZ) Holding(s) in Company

    Business Editors
    UK REGULATORY NEWS

    LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2003--


                                                    SCHEDULE 10

                                     NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)        Name of company                           AMVESCAP PLC

2)        Name of shareholder having a major interest

          FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and
          Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and
          indirect subsidiaries both being non-beneficial holders.

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.

          NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF
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          (A) FMR Corp.
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          Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research
          Company (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and
          Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state
          chartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager
          of various pension and trust accounts.
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          B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
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          Parent holding company for various direct and indirect
          subsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd.
          (FISL), and Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), investment
          managers for various non-US investment companies and
          institutional clients.
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          The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable
interest of:
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          Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d - Principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.
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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                       3,852,858

8)        Percentage of issued class                                      0.48%

9)        Class of security                                               ORDINARY SHARES

10)       Date of transaction                                             NOT DISCLOSED

11)       Date company informed                                           30 MAY 2003

12)       Total holding following this notification                       BELOW 3%

13)       Total percentage holding of issued class following this
          notification                                                    -%

14)       Any additional information                                      These notifications of disclosable
                                                                          interests constitute separate
                                                                          notifications of interest in the shares
                                                                          and are combined solely for the purposes
                                                                          of clarity. Nothing herein should be
                                                                          taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its
                                                                          direct and indirect subsidiaries,
                                                                          Fidelity International Limited and its
                                                                          direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr.
                                                                          Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in
                                                                          concert in respect of the disclosed
                                                                          interests, or that they are required to
                                                                          submit these notifications on a joint
                                                                          basis.

15)       Name of contact and telephone number for queries
               ANGELA TULLY
               TEL: [phone]

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

               A. TULLY
               AMVESCAP PLC
               ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

          Date of Notification       30 MAY 2003



   Short Name: Amvescap PLC
   Category Code: HOL
   Sequence Number: 00005314
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030530T164544+0100

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    CONTACT: Amvescap PLC


    KEYWORD: UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL EUROPE
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BANKING HUMAN RESOURCES
    SOURCE: Amvescap PLC

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