Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8973M
NXT PLC
27 June 2003


Letter to NXT plc
Dated 26 June 2003

NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES 
ACT 1985 ("THE ACT")

NXT plc

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its 
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 2,615,950 ord GBP 0.25 shares in the 
74,289,308 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of 
disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares represent a 
beneficial interest of 2,240,160 shares (3.02%), and a non-beneficial interest 
of 375,790 shares (0.51%).

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 25/06/03, 
is as per the Appendix below.

This notification of change is due to an increase in the beneficial interest 
holding from 2.44% to 3.02%.
 
Letter from AXA Investment Mangers UK Limited.


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY
NXT PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
AXA S.A.


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
BENEFICIAL   2,240,160
NON-BENEFICIAL 375,790


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


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.
NOT SUPPLIED


6)   (  %) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
 -


8)   ( - %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security
ORDINARY


10)  Date of transaction
NOT KNOWN


11)  Date company informed
27 JUNE 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification
2,615,950

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.02%


14)  Any additional information
 -


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
ANGELA HOLBOROUGH
0207 343 5050


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

     Date of Notification 27 JUNE 2003
                                                                                  



                       DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF
          APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985
                         NXT plc ord GBP 0.25 shares

Total number of shares held as at 25/06/03 was 2,615,950 the breakdown of which
is set out below:

Name of the                Number of    Particulars of       Registered as
Company/Fund                  Shares    Beneficial owners

Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 18  7,847     Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody 
(Non-Beneficial)                        WABCO Automotive     Nominee (UK) 
                                        UK Pensions Sche     Limited a/c 777086
                                                              
Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 20  3,727     Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody 
(Non-Beneficial)                        Princes Pension      Nominee (UK) 
                                        Scheme Princes       Limited a/c 777094 
                                        Foods Ltd           

Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 29  9,523     Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody 
(Non-Beneficial)                        Cobham Pension       Nominee (UK) 
                                        Plan                 Limited a/c 777167

Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 31  1,310     Trustees of the      HSBC Global Custody 
(Non-Beneficial)                        Princes (1977)       Nominee (UK) 
                                        Pension Scheme       Limited  a/c 785078
                                        Princes Foods Ltd

Sun Life Nominees Ltd A/c 32  2,874     Eldridge Pope        HSBC Global Custody 
(Non-Beneficial)                        Pension Fund         Nominee (UK) 
                                                             Limited a/c 873426

Sun Life Pensions Management  138,933   Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody 
Ltd (Beneficial)                        Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
                                                             Limited  a/c 867815
 
Sun Life Pensions Management  465,221   Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody 
Ltd A/c X (Beneficial)                  Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
                                                             Limited a/c 867396

Sun Life Pensions Management  1,350,205 Sun Life Pensions    HSBC Global Custody 
Ltd A/c X (Beneficial)                  Management Ltd       Nominee (UK) 
                                                             Limited a/c 867372

Sun Life Pensions Management  241,711   Sun Life Pensions    Smith & Williamson 
Ltd (Beneficial)                        Management Ltd       Nominees Ltd 
                                                             a/c S66
 
Sun Life Pensions Management  31,790    Sun Life Pensions    BNY (OCS) Nominees 
Ltd (Beneficial)                        Management Ltd       Limited              
 
Sun Life International (IOM)  12,300    Sun Life             Sun Life 
Ltd (Beneficial)                        International (IOM)  International Isle 
                                        Ltd                  of Man Limited a/c 
                                                             a/c SLI11

AXA UK Group Pension Scheme   344,674   AXA UK Group         Chase Nominees 
Equity Fund                             Pension Scheme       a/c 00994
(Non-Beneficial)                        Equity Fund

AXA Financial, Inc*           5,835     Alliance Capital Management LP - 
(Non-Beneficial)                        See note below
 
                                                  Holding as % of Issued Capital 
Total Beneficial Interest          2,240,160                 3.02 
Total Non-Beneficial Interest        375,790                 0.51
Total                              2,615,950                 3.52%

* AXA FINANCIAL INCLUDES HOLDINGS FOR ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 

Alliance Capital Management LP ("Alliance Capital") is an investment advisor 
registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Alliance Capital provides
investment advisory services to corporate employee benefit plans subject to the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), public employee
retirement systems, investment companies and separate accounts registered under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, foundations, endowment funds, tax-exempt
organizations and other institutional investors and individuals. Alliance
Capital manages investment assets on behalf or its clients which confers upon
it, among other things, the right to vote on behalf of its clients. Under the
federal securities laws, the right to vote or make investment decisions with
respect to a security (even if such right is constrained by fiduciary duties and 
does not carry with it any pecuniary interest in the securities) is enough to 
confer beneficial ownership on the security on a person. Any shares deemed 
beneficiary owned by Alliance Capital were acquired solely for investment 
purposes in the ordinary course and not for the purpose or intent of influencing 
control over the issuer.


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