Holding(s) in Company

Phytopharm PLC
30 April 2002


Phytopharm PLC ( 'the Company')

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The Company received a notification today from M&G Investment Management
Limited, informing it that Prudential plc, and certain of its subsidiary
companies have a notifiable interest in 1,547,189 ordinary shares, representing
4.01% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

30 April 2002



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