Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:9919V
Mayflower Corporation PLC
01 March 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             694,038



            Littledown Nominees Ltd

            A/c 05576        11,629,580



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:

            1st March 2004



12.       Total holding following this notification:

            12,323,618



13.       Total percentage holding of issued class following

            this notification:

            3.45%



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:

            1st March 2004




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