Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8026V
Mayflower Corporation PLC
25 February 2004


          Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
     

1.   Name of Company:

     The Mayflower Corporation plc


2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest:

     Zurich Financial Services


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:
     As in paragraph 2 above

  
4.   Name of registered holder:
     Littledown Nominees Ltd
     A/c 05577             909,280

     Littledown Nominees Ltd
     A/c 05576          15,236,257


5.   Number of shares acquired:

     Nil


6.   Percentage of issued class:

     n/a


7.   Number of shares disposed:

     Unknown


8.   Percentage of issued class:

     n/a

     
9.   Class of Security:

     Ordinary shares

     
10.  Date of transaction:

     Not known

     
11.  Date company informed:

     24th February 2004


12.  Total holding following this notification:

     16,145,537


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

     4.52%


14.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

     Mary Nettleship - [phone]


15.  Name of company official responsible for making this notification:

     Mary Nettleship, Company Secretary


16.  Date of notification:

     25th February 2004


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