Bespak PLC - Holding by Schroders PLC

RNS No 8428j
BESPAK PLC


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
BESPAK plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED,ITS HOLDING COMPANY, SCHRODERS PLC,ITS
SUBSIDIARIES & AFFILIATED 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:
NON-BENEFICIAL AS DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGER

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

SCHRODER NOMINEES LIMITED - 999,400
POPESHEAD NOMINEES LIMITED - 2,375,669
BANQUE INDOSUEZ - 20,000
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C SM - 123,000
MINEWORKERS PENSION SCHEME - 194,300
BRITISH COAL STAFF SUPERANNUATION SCHEME - 440,700
MSS NOMINEES LIMITED - 27,529
NORTRUST LIMITED - 385,000
SIM NOMINEES LIMITED - 1,000
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED - 314,000
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED - 7,000


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

10  Date of transaction:
N/A

11  Date company informed:
26 OCTOBER 1998

12  Total holding following this notification:
4,878,598

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
18.969

14  Contact name for queries:
LOUISE SCOTT

15 Contact telephone number:
0171-518 7900

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
LOUISE SCOTT, COMPANY SECRETARY

17  Date of notification:
26 OCTOBER 1998


Additional Information:

END

HOLALLVDIFLRFAT