Oasis Stores PLC - Holdings in Company

RNS No 1590c
OASIS STORES PLC



LETTER TO: OASIS STORES PLC

29th December 1998

Companies Act 1985 - Disclosures of Interest in Voting Shares

In compliance with Part VI of the above Act, as amended, I inform you that, as a
result of recent purchases, the interest of the Prudential Corporation group of
Companies, in the following class of voting shares in your company, is now as
specified below:

Class of Share      Ordinary Shares 10p

Registered Holder                                 Details of Holding

Prudential Client (MSS) Nominees Ltd PPL A/C           13,000
Prudential Client (MSS) Nominees Ltd PAC A/C          500,000
MSS Nominees Ltd A/C 379                            1,661,358
                                                   ----------
                                                    2,174,358
                                               = 4.14% of shares in issue
                                                   52,457,175

FROM: PRUDENTIAL CORPORATION PLC


LETTER TO: OASIS STORES PLC

31st December 1998

We write to confirm our interests in the ordinary GBP 0.10 shares of Oasis
Stores Plc pursuant to the provisions of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985.

Midland Bank plc is interested, as trustee of an unathorised unit trust in
1,637,953 shares.  The shares are registered in the name of MSS Nominees Ltd
a/c 000379.

Should you have any queries regarding this notification please do not hesitate 
to contact Paul Stringfellow on 0171-260-5879.

FROM: MIDLAND BANK PLC

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