Holding(s) in Company

British Empire Sec & Gen Tst PLC
11 August 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST(S) IN SHARES

     

1.   Name of company

     BRITISH EMPIRE SECURITIES & GENERAL TRUST PLC

2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Caledonia Investments plc and The Cayzer Trust Company Limited

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 holding and beneficial interest respectively of the companies 
     named in 2 above

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

     Caledonia Investments plc

5.   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     n/a

6.   Percentage of issued class

     n/a

7.   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     217,031

8.   Percentage of issued class

     0.13%

9.   Class of security

     Ordinary Shares of 10p

10.  Date of transaction

     10 August 2005

11.  Date company informed

     11 August 2005

12.  Total holding following this notification

     30,240,967 Ordinary Shares of 10p

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     18.89%

14.  Any additional information



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