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Inchcape PLC 4 January 2002 Letter to Company Announcements Office Section 198 - Companies Act 1985 By way of notification pursuant to paragraph 9.11, chapter 9 of The Listing Rules, we submit copies of notifications received from Barclays Bank plc. You will note that the notifications are dated 23rd November 2001, 24th December 2001 and 27th December 2001 respectively. This is because the notifications were incorrectly addressed and we have only received the faxed version today. As at close of business on 3rd January 2002, Inchcape plc's issued share capital was 77,473,225. Letter from Inchcape plc Letter to Inchcape PLC 23 November 2001 Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI I hereby inform you that as of the date of this letter Barclays PLC, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 10%. Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are set out on the schedule below. The issued capital of 77,465,046 is the latest figure available to us. If this is incorrect, please let me know. It may be helpful If I clarify for you how the current interest has come about. On 20 November, when we last notified you of our interest of 5.62% we did additionally hold 3,206,867 shares on a non-material basis but as our total shareholding, including the shares held non-materially, totalled less than 10% of your issued capital, the non-materially held shares were not disclosable (s 199 Companies Act 1985). Our total holdings at that date - both material and non-material - amounted to 9.76%. As at today's date, although there has been only a small increase in materially held shares - to 5.69% - the non-material holding has increased to 4.31%. As the total shareholding now amounts to 10% the non-materially held shares become disclosable, hence this letter. I hope that this helps to explain the apparent large increase in our shareholding. Letter from Geoff Smith Manager Secretarial Services Barclays Barclays Bank PLC - Group Registered Holders Analysis INCHCAPE Sedol Number: 679972 As at 23/11/2001 Barclays Plc, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank Plc, had a notifiable interest in 7,751,973 ORD GBP1.50 units representing 10.00% of the issued share capital of 77465046 units. Registered Holder Holding ***Unknown*** 581 Bank of New York Nominees Limited 24002 274,124 Bank of New York Nominees Limited 367748 199,495 Bank of New York Nominees Limited 392067 241,498 Bank of New York Nominees Limited 683013 1,326 ***Unknown*** 3121 96,757 Globenet Nominees Limited 4,337 Globenet Nominees Limited 10 N/A 11,581 Globenet Nominees Limited 562755 121,554 Chase Nominees Limited 16331 28,509 Chase Nominees Limited 16341 226,857 Chase Nominees Limited 16344 57,504 Chase Nominees Limited 16345 107,381 Chase Nominees Limited 16376 15,076 Chase Nominees Limited 16400 353,305 Chase Nominees Limited 16482 1,032,735 Chase Nominees Limited 16607 9,329 Chase Nominees Limited 16612 34,780 Chase Nominees Limited 16621 18,026 Chase Nominees Limited 16644 49,723 Chase Nominees Limited 16847 1,441 Chase Nominees Limited 16901 17,739 Chase Nominees Limited 18409 27,466 Chase Nominees Limited 19499 9,437 Chase Nominees Limited 19503 64,413 Chase Nominees Limited 19505 29,742 Chase Nominees Limited 19507 125,040 Chase Nominees Limited 19508 10,136 Chase Nominees Limited 19513 10,557 Chase Nominees Limited 19514 20,327 Chase Nominees Limited 19518 130,228 Chase Nominees Limited 19519 316,511 Chase Nominees Limited 19520 23,376 Chase Nominees Limited 20717 3,850 Chase Nominees Limited 20947 1,202,870 Chase Nominees Limited B8AC 8,801 ***Unknown*** 90986 50,065 ***Unknown*** 20945 25,998 ***Unknown*** 55,291 DEM97 1,098 Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd as executor 666 ***Unknown*** 583996 117,496 ***Unknown*** NONE 216,703 MSS Nominees Limited 75,792 MSS Nominees Limited 5456A 254,408 NSTC Nominees Limited N/A 25,311 ***Unknown*** 32,026 Zeban Nominees Limited 21,000 Nortrust Nominees Limited CVS21 91,729 Nortrust Nominees Limited SHR14 48,834 Nortrust Nominees Limited USF12 206,991 Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd - PEP 97 Chase Manhattan Bank London 1,085,507 Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street Nominees Ltd a/c 5782A 143,870 State Street Nominees Limited 5750A 39,714 ***Unknown*** 114,103 ***Unknown*** 3,272 ***Unknown*** 4,995 ***Unknown*** 5,035 ***Unknown*** 2,736 Nutraco Nominees Limited 242,821 --------- Total 7,751,973 Letter to Inchape PLC 24 December 2001 Companies Act -1985 ('The Act') - Part VI I hereby inform you that as of the date of this letter Barclays PLC, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 5.67%. Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as required by Section 202 (3) of the Act), are set out on the schedule below. The issued capital of 77,465,046 is the latest figure available to us. If this is incorrect please let me know. May I just clarify the details of this interest as this figure is significantly below the figure of 10.00% advised to you on 23 November 2001. On that date, Barclays PLC had material holdings totalling 4,411,890 shares representing 5.69% of your issued share capital. On that date however, Barclays PLC also held 7,751,973 shares representing 4.31% of your share capital on a non-material basis and it was the total holding (material and non-material) that was disclosed to you. As of today's date Barclays PLC has material holdings totalling 4,394,499 shares representing 5.67% of your issued capital. Barclays PLC also holds 7,744,691 shares representing 4.32% of your issued capital on a non-material basis but as the total holding (material and non-material) is below the threshold of 10% the non-material holdings are no longer discloseable. Letter from Geoff Smith Manager, Secretarial Services Barclays Barclays Bank PLC - Registered Holders Analysis Inchcape Sedol Number: 679972 As at 24.12.01 Barclays PLC, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, had a notifiable interest in 4,394,499 ORD GBP1.50 units representing 5.67% of the issued share capital of 77465046 units. Registered Holder Holding Chase Nominees Limited 16331 28,509 Chase Nominees Limited 16341 226,857 Chase Nominees Limited 16344 53,007 Chase Nominees Limited 16345 99,558 Chase Nominees Limited 16376 18,106 Chase Nominees Limited 16400 343,750 Chase Nominees Limited 16482 984,124 Chase Nominees Limited 18409 28,330 Chase Nominees Limited 20947 1,271,547 Chase Manhattan Bank London 1,085,507 Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street 143,870 Nominees Limited a/c 5782A ***Unknown*** 96,147 ***Unknown*** 3,272 ***Unknown*** 4,995 ***Unknown*** 4,184 ***Unknown*** 2,736 --------- Total 4,394,499 Letter to Inchape PLC 27 December 2001 Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI I hereby inform you that as of the date of this letter Barclays PLC, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your Company of 10.17%. Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders (as required by Section 202 (3) of the Act), are set out on the schedule below. The issued capital of 77,465,046 is the latest figure available to us. If this is incorrect please let me know. May I just clarify the details of this interest as this figure is significantly above the figure of 5.67% advised to you on 24 December 2001. On that date, Barclays PLC had material holdings totalling 4,394,499 shares representing 5.67% of your issued share capital and this was formally disclosed to you. On that date however, Barclays PLC also held 3,350,192 shares representing 4.32% of your issued share capital on a non-material basis but, as the total holdings (material and non-material) represented only 9.99% of your issued capital there was no requirement for the non-material to be disclosed. As of today's date Barclays PLC has material holdings totalling 4,530,902 shares representing 5.84% of your issued capital but also has 3,350,192 shares representing 4.32% of your issued capital on a non-material basis. As the total holdings (material and non-material) now amount to 7,881,094 shares (10.17% of your issued capital), the non-material holdings now become disclosable. Letter from Geoff Smith Manager, Secretarial Services Barclays Barclays Bank PLC - Group Registered Holders Analysis INCHCAPE Sedol Number: 679972 As at 27/12/01 Barclays Plc, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, had a notifiable interest in 7,881,094 ORD GBP1.50 units representing 10.17% of the issued share capital of 77465046 units. Registered Holder Holding ***Unknown*** 581 ***Unknown*** 51798 29,059 Bank of New York Nominees Limited 24002 501,076 Bank of New York Nominees Limited 367748 220,792 Bank of New York Nominees Limited 392067 304,046 Bank of New York Nominees Limited 683033 1,326 ***Unknown*** 3121 96,757 BT Globenet Nominees Limited 4,337 BT Globenet Nominees Limited 10 N/A 11,581 BT Globenet Nominees Limited 562755 121,554 Chase Nominees Limited 16331 28,509 Chase Nominees Limited 16341 226,857 Chase Nominees Limited 16344 53,007 Chase Nominees Limited 16345 99,558 Chase Nominees Limited 16376 18,106 Chase Nominees Limited 16400 343,750 Chase Nominees Limited 16482 984,124 Chase Nominees Limited 16607 9,329 Chase Nominees Limited 16612 30,275 Chase Nominees Limited 16621 13,204 Chase Nominees Limited 16644 49,723 Chase Nominees Limited 16847 1,441 Chase Nominees Limited 16901 15,937 Chase Nominees Limited 18409 28,330 Chase Nominees Limited 19499 9,437 Chase Nominees Limited 19503 60,841 Chase Nominees Limited 19505 29,742 Chase Nominees Limited 19507 112,456 Chase Nominees Limited 19508 10,136 Chase Nominees Limited 19512 3,126 Chase Nominees Limited 19514 20,327 Chase Nominees Limited 19518 117,121 Chase Nominees Limited 19519 308,460 Chase Nominees Limited 19520 23,376 Chase Nominees Limited 20717 3,850 Chase Nominees Limited 20947 1,271,547 Chase Nominees Limited B8AC 8,801 ***Unknown*** 90986 50,065 ***Unknown*** 20945 25,998 ***Unknown*** 55,291 DEM97 1,098 ***Unknown*** 583996 117,496 ***Unknown*** NONE 216,703 MSS Nominees Limited 77,655 MSS Nominees Limited 5456A 228,805 NSTC Nominees Limited N/A 25,311 ***Unknown*** 24,714 Zeban Nominees Limited 21,000 Nortrust Nominees Limited CVS21 91,729 Nortrust Nominees Limited SHR14 48,834 Nortrust Nominees Limited USF12 206,991 Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd - PEP 97 Chase Manhattan Bank London 1,104,414 Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street Nominees Ltd a/c 5781D 117,496 Twenty Nine Gracechurch Street Nominees Ltd a/c 5782A 143,870 State Street Nominees Limited 5750A 39,714 ***Unknown*** 96,147 ***Unknown*** 3,272 ***Unknown*** 4,995 ***Unknown*** 4,184 ***Unknown*** 2,736 --------- Total 7,881,094

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