Bespak PLC - Holding in Company

RNS No 9234q
BESPAK PLC
11th March 1999


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 - 980,100
POPESHEAD NOMINEES LIMITED - 2,383,198
BANQUE INDOSUEZ - 20,000
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C SM - 123,000
MINEWORKERS PENSION SCHEME(CLIENT) NOMINEES LTD A/C R - 194,300
BRITISH COAL STAFF SUPERANNUATION SCHEME(CLIENT) NOMINEES LTD A/C P - 440,700
NORTRUST LIMITED - 245,000
BANK AUSTRIA - 20,000
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED - 300,000



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:
11 MARCH 1999

12  Total holding following this notification:
4,706,298

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
17.857

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:
11 MARCH 1999


Additional Information:


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