Holding(s) in Company

Johnson Service Group PLC
05 August 2002

                        

                                   SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Johnson Service Group PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Aberforth Partners

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

Non-Beneficial

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 2,919,200

Account: ABERFIT1

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 1,576,000

Account: ABERFIT2

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 380,000

Account: ABERFIT3

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 1,783,800

Account: ABERFUT1

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 1,925,000

Account: ABERLP1A

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd 1,925,000

Account: ABERLP1B

State Street Nominees Ltd Account: JD59 441,000

TOTAL 10,950,000

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

850,000

6. Percentage of issued class

1.49%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

-

8. Percentage of issued class

-

9. Class of security

Ordinary 10p

10. Date of transaction

2nd August 2002


11. Date company informed

5th August 2002

12. Total holding following this notification

10,950,000

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

19.22%

14. Any additional information

The holding of Aberforth Limited Partnership which is the subject of an announcement today forms part of this
announcement by Aberforth Partners.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

M A Sutton - 0151 933 6161

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

M A Sutton

Date of notification

5th August 2002

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