Holding in Company

RNS Number:2371S
Cambridge Antibody Tech Group PLC
9 October 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Cambridge Antibody Technology

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Janus Capital Corporation

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:
Funds held on behalf of clients and funds managed

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
Not disclosed

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
Nil

6   Percentage of issued class:
Nil

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
2,771,637

8   Percentage of issued class:
7.90%

9   Class of security:
10p ordinary shares

10  Date of transaction:
Unknown

11  Date company informed:
9 October 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
398,742

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
1.14%

14  Contact name for queries:
Diane Mellett

15 Contact telephone number:
01763 263233

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Company Secretary

17  Date of notification:
9 October 2000


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