Holding in Company

Clarkson (Horace) PLC
14 May 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 and associated parties

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 Global Custody Nominees     2,260,364 shares

Saverco nv                     35,177 shares

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

35,177 shares

6) Percentage of issued class

0.25%

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

9 May 2001

11) Date company informed

10 May 2001

12) Total holding following this notification


2,295,541 shares

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

16.19%

14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

David Gilbert
020 7334 0000

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification
    David Gilbert

    Company Secretary
17.
    Date of notification Monday 14 May 2001