Holding(s) in Company

Hargreaves Services PLC
09 December 2005


HARGREAVES SERVICES PLC (the 'Company')
9 DECEMBER 2005
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


The Company received notification on 8 December 2005 of the following major
interest in shares.

1. Name of Company:
Hargreaves Services plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Hansa Trust PLC

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:

Hansa Trust PLC

5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
867,884

6. Percentage of issued class:
3.67%

7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/a

8. Percentage of issued class:
N/a

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

10. Date of transaction:
1 December 2005

11. Date company informed:
8 December 2005

12. Total holding following this notification:
867,884

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.67%

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:
09/12/05

ENDS







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