Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:0295T
Helphire Group PLC
09 December 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company

       HELPHIRE GROUP PLC

2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest

       Amvescap Plc and its subsidiary 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 interest. Subsidiary companies of AMVESCAP have a large number of portfolio management clients for
       whom they act as investment manager and investment advisor and by virtue of Section 203 of the Companies Act 1985
       AMVESCAP is deemed to have the same interest in the shares

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

       3,089,162 - VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED*

       5,755,669 - HSBC NOMINEES LIMITED

       1,512,500 - BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES LTD

       745,000 - NORTHERN TRUST NOMINEES LTD

       600,000 - CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED

       1,700 - CM INVESTMENT NOMINEES

5.     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

       685,000

6.     Percentage of issued class

       Not disclosed

7.     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

       N/A

8.     Percentage of issued class

       N/A

9.     Class of security

       Ordinary 5p Shares

10.    Date of transaction

       5th December 2003

11.    Date company informed

       8th December 2003

12.    Total holding following this notification

       11,704,031 shares

13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       10.09%

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: 9th December 2003




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