Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:9519K
Helphire Group PLC
12 May 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.   Name of company

     HELPHIRE GROUP PLC

2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     HBOS 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 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 the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
     Chase Nominees Limited. 5,880,000 shares

     HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd 8,617,084 shares

     State Street Noominees Limited 470,000 shares

     Morgan Nominees Limited 1,324,067 shares

     Bank of New York Nominees Ltd 876,735
5.   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     Not disclosed

6.   Percentage of issued class

     N/A

7.   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     Not disclosed

8.   Percentage of issued class

      N/A

9.   Class of security

     Ordinary 5p Shares

10.  Date of transaction

     Not disclosed

11.  Date company informed

     8th May 2002

12.  Total holding following this notification

     17,167,886 shares

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     14.98%

14.  Any additional information

15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Nicholas Tilley 01225 321000

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

     Nicholas Tilley Company Secretary

Date of notification: 12TH May 2003




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