Holding in Company

Hargreaves Services PLC
02 December 2005


HARGREAVES SERVICES PLC (the 'Company')

2 DECEMBER 2005

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


The Company has today received notification of the following major interest in
shares.  This acquisition of shares took place prior to the sale of shares
announced on 29 November 2005.

1. Name of Company:
Hargreaves Services plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Barings English Growth Fund

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
Persons in 2 above

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

Number of Shares             Beneficial Owners Name
1,222,159                    Barings English Growth Fund (North) LP
555,541                      Barings English Growth Fund (Midlands) LP

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:
154,700                     Barings English Growth Fund (North) LP
70,300                      Barings English Growth Fund (Midlands) LP

8. Percentage of issued class:
0.95%

9. Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 10p each

10. Date of transaction:
1 December 2005

11. Date company informed:
2 December 2005

12. Total holding following this notification:
1,777,700

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 
7.51%

14. Any additional information:
N/a

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
Steve MacQuarrie on 0191 373 4485

16. Name of company official responsible for making this notification:
Peter Dillon, Finance Director

Date of notification:
02/12/05


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