Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:6817O
Numerica Group PLC
14 August 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.   Name of company

     Numerica Group plc

2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     AMVESCAP PLC and its subsidiaries

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.

     Non beneficial holding by AMVESCAP.  Subsidiary companies of AMVESAP have a large number of portfolio
     management clients for whom they act as investment manager and investment advisor and by virtue of
     Section 203 of the Companies Act 1985 AMVESCAP is deemed to have the same interest in the shares.

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

     Vidacos Nominees Limited - 9,337,222

     HSBC Nominees Limited - 702,778

     Bank of New York Nominees Limited - 275,000

5.   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     1,850,000

6.   Percentage of issued class

     3.5%

7.   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     1,850,000

8.   Percentage of issued class

     3.5%

9.   Class of security

     Ordinary 10p Shares

10.  Date of transaction

     8th August 2003

11.  Date company informed

     14th August 2003

12.  Total holding following this notification

     10,315,000 shares

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     19.78%

14.  Any additional information

     Disclosure results from transfer between funds under management

15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     James Deeley  020 7467 4000


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

     James Deeley, Corporate Services Director

Date of notification: 14th August 2003




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