Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3909U
Alphameric PLC
19 January 2004

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ALPHAMERIC PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP 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

       2

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

      STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBY2    639,675
      STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W32L    183,061
      STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W33H    492,465
      STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBJ2    542,583
      STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBK5     47,500
      STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBY4    343,667
      STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W39N    209,494
      STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C XBK6    327,978
      STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD A/C W3911 1,829,500

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   Percentage of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


8)   Percentage of issued Class


9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 2.5P EACH

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     19 JANUARY 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,615,923
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      3.95%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      LORRI WARRINGTON - 01483 293971

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

     Date of Notification 19 JANUARY 2004





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