Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company                   2. Name of shareholder having a major     
                                        interest                               
                                                                               
   THE BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS PLC      BARCLAYS PLC                           

3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,  
   indicates that it is in respect      if more than one holder, the number of 
   of holding of the shareholder        shares held by each of them            
   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 IN 2 ABOVE                        AS IN 2 ABOVE                          

5. Number of      6. Percentage of  7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of      
   shares/amount     issued class      /amount of stock    issued class       
   of stock                            disposed                               
   acquired                                                                   
                                                                              
   SEE BOX 14        SEE BOX 14         SEE BOX 14           SEE BOX 14         

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
                                                                               
   UNITS COMPRISING ONE NEW             SEE BOX 14           24 DECEMBER 2004  
   ORDINARY SHARE, ONE 2006 B                                                  
   SHARE, ONE 2008 B SHARE AND ONE                                             
   2010 B SHARE                                                                

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    SEE BOX 14                           SEE BOX 14                            

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
                                                                               
    BARCLAYS PLC INFORMED THE            S MASSIE                              
    COMPANY THAT AS AT 17 DECEMBER                                             
    2004 BARCLAYS PLC NO LONGER HAS      01932 868555                          
    A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN THE                                               
    CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY.                                                    

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    R C PERRINS                                                                
                                                                               
Date of notification 24 DECEMBER 2004