Thorntons PLC - Holding in Company

RNS No 8491m
THORNTONS PLC


                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

THORNTONS PLC

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

ROSEMARY CHAMBERS

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

AS 2

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

ROSEMARY CHAMBERS 
3,104,277

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

40,000

8)  (0.06%) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

ORDINARY 10P SHARES

10) Date of transaction

10,000 ON 23RD APRIL 1998
30,000 ON 24TH APRIL 1998

11) Date company informed

COMPANY INFORMED OF BOTH TRANSACTIONS ON 1ST MAY 1998

12) Total holding following this notification

3,064,277

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.65%

14) Any additional information

10,000 SOLD AT #2.76 EACH
30,000 SOLD AT #2.70 EACH

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

R.A. COLE
01773 542384

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

    Date of Notification...1ST MAY 1998.......


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