Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:5951H
Bespak PLC
11 August 2006



                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 1. Name of Company

    Bespak plc

 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

    Barclays 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 a an individual holder if it is a holding of that
    person's spouse or children under the age of 18

    As in 2 above

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

Legal Entity                                   Holding         Percentage Held
Gerrard Ltd                                      4,832                  0.0172
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                1,377,495                  4.9160
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                      135,310                  0.4829
Barclays Funds Ltd                              83,949                  0.2996
Gerrard Ltd                                     10,100                  0.0360
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd               107,388                  0.3832
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                  899,180                  3.2090
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                 101,295                  0.3615
Barclays Bank plc                              132,175                  0.4717
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                282,764                  1.0091
Group Holding                                3,134,488                 11.1862


Registered Holder                                                      Holding
Bank of Ireland                                                         20,622
Bank of Ireland                                                         30,752
Bank of Ireland                                                        13, 233
Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd                                           132,175
Bank of New York                                                        13,087
Bank of New York                                                        41,188
Bank of New York                                                         5,554
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                                          282,764
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                      12,636
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                      36,537
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                      23,392
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                      47,459
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                     897,215
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                     144,503
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                      12,591
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                      80,892
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       7,896
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                      15,836
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                      62,040
Citibank                                                                89,590
HSBC                                                                     1,149
JP Morgan (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 12,206
JP Morgan (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 26,434
JP Morgan (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 14,498
JP Morgan (BGI CUSTODY)                                                  6,298
JP Morgan (BGI CUSTODY)                                                 18,127
JP Morgan (BGI CUSTODY)                                                178,862
JP Morgan (BGI CUSTODY                                                 127,132
JP Morgan (BGI CUSTODY                                                  17,591
JP Morgan (BGI CUSTODY                                                  17,147
JP Morgan (BGI CUSTODY                                                  83,989
JP Morgan (BGI CUSTODY                                                   3,629
Midland Bank (HSBC BANK PLC)                                            36,172
Northern Trust                                                          42,394
Northern Trust                                                           8,985
Northern Trust                                                          80,307
Northern Trust                                                         247,331
Northern Trust                                                          79,104
RC Greig Nominees Limited                                                  500
RC Greig Nominees Limited                                                2,500
RC Greig Nominees Limited a/cAK1                                         6,600
RC Greig Nominees Limited a/cBL1                                         1,500
RC Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                        1,500
RC Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                            2,332
STATE STREET                                                            12,969
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                 135,310

Group Holding                                                        3,134,488


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

   Ordinary GBP 0.10 shares

10. Date of transaction

    04 August 2006

11. Date Company informed

    10 August 2006

12. Total following this notification

    3,134,388

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    11.19%

14. Any additional information

    Figures are based on shares in issue of 28,020,568

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

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

    Jenny Owen
    Company Secretary
    01908 525211
    Date of Notification 11 August 2006



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