Thorntons PLC - Holding in Company

RNS No 8476H
THORNTONS PLC


                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

    THORNTONS PLC

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

    THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

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.

    THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

    150,000

6)  (0.23%) of issued Class

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

    ORDINARY 10P SHARES

10) Date of transaction

    23/7/98

11) Date company informed

    27/7/98

12) Total holding following this notification

    2,009,930

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    3.04%

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    R.A. CORE
    01773 542384

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

    Date of Notification 27 JULY 1998..........


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