Holding(s) in Company

Fisher (James) & Sons PLC
17 November 2006


          James Fisher and Sons Public Limited Company ('the Company')


                               Interest in Shares



The Company was notified by Schroder Investment Management Limited on 16
November 2006 that Schroder Investment Management Limited has an interest in
7,838,706 ordinary shares of 25p each in the company ('Ordinary Shares'). This
represents approximately 15.839 per cent of the issued ordinary share capital of
the Company.


Of this holding, 1,448,844 Ordinary Shares are held by Schroder Unit Trusts
Limited (SUTL) and are registered in the name Chase Nominees Limited. The
remainder are registered as follows:

Registered Name                                                    No. of shares
                                                                      registered
British Coal Staff Superannuation a/c: P                             1,058,927
Chase Nominees Limited                                                 784,708
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                              450,000
JP Morgan Bank Luxembourg SA                                         2,729,455
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme a/c: R                                   1,285,718
Brown Brothers Harriman                                                 10,000
UBS (Luxembourg)                                                        71,054
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                                                                     6,389,862
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17 November 2006



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