Holding in Company

RNS Number:5691W
Matthews(Bernard) PLC
2 January 2001


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Bernard Matthews Plc

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International
Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being
non-beneficial holders

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

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
Nominee/Registered Name                                     No. of Shares
-----------------------                                     -------------
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited                               0
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited-Glasgow                  0     
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited                          0
Bank of New York                                                        0
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited                          0
Bankers Trust                                                           0
MSS Nominees Limited                                                    0
Chase Nominees Limited                                                  0

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
6,193,031

8   Percentage of issued class:
4.9%

9   Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p each

10  Date of transaction:
28 December 2000

11  Date company informed:
28 December 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
Nil

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

14  Contact name for queries:
David M Reger

15 Contact telephone number:
01603 873710

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
David M Reger

17  Date of notification:
2 January 2001





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