Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:5789U
First Technology PLC
23 January 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

First Technology PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Fidelity International Ltd.

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

N/A

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

Chase Nominees Ltd. (FISL)                                             183,267
Chase Nominees Ltd. (FPM)                                              416,570
Northern Trust (FPM)                                                   108,120
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd. (FIL)                         2,364,454
Chase Manhattan Bank London (FIL)                                      102,078
Bank of New York Brussels. (FIL)                                        50,400
Northern Trust (FIL)                                                   163,700
State Street Bank & Trust (FIL)                                         10,600
Bank of New York London (FIL)                                           97,100
Chase Nominees Ltd. (FIL)                                              652,583
Nortrust Nominees Ltd. (FIL)                                           192,800
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                                                                     4,341,672
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5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

6. Percentage of issued class

N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

10p ORDINARY

10. Date of transaction

N/A

11. Date company informed

23rd January 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

4,341,672

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.76%

14. Any additional information

Recent Sales bring holding below 6%

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Neil Clayton 01784 221 500

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

Neil Clayton

Date of notification

23rd January 2004

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