Holding in Company

Clarkson (Horace) PLC
31 October 2000



Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Horace Clarkson PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
CMB Group

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

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
HSBC Client Holdings Nominees (UK) Limited 457,825 shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominees Limited       550,000 shares

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
160,000 shares

6   Percentage of issued class:
1.13%

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
n/a

8   Percentage of issued class:
n/a

9   Class of security:
ordinary 25p shares

10  Date of transaction:
not known

11  Date company informed:
Monday 30 October 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
1,007,825 shares

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
7.11%

14  Contact name for queries:
David Gilbert

15 Contact telephone number:
020 7334 0000

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
David Gilbert
Company Secretary

17  Date of notification:
31 October 2000





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