Holding(s) in Company

Impax Group PLC
02 August 2004



The Company has today received notification from AXA Investment Managers UK
Limited on behalf of AXA S.A. and its group companies that at 30 July 2004 they
were interested in 4,154,654 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 11.25
per cent. of the Ordinary Shares in issue. The registered holders and beneficial
owners were as follows:

      Number of    Beneficial owner                  Registered holder
Ordinary Shares

      125,000      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd  Smith & Williamson Nominees
                                              
    4,020,654      Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd  BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited
    ---------      
    4,145,654
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The notification of change arose due to a decrease in the beneficial interest
holding from 13.14 per cent. to 11.25 per cent.

2 August 2004


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