Holding in Company

Clarkson (Horace) PLC
16 January 2001



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

HSBC Client Holdings Nominees (UK) Limited 1,500,364

HSBC Global Custody Nominees Limited 550,000


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

447,539


6) Percentage of issued class

3.16


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

15 January 2001


11) Date company informed

15 January 2001


12) Total holding following this notification

2,050,364



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

14.46%


14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
David Gilbert


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

David Gilbert

Company Secretary

Date of notification 16 January 2001