Holding(s) in Company

Mentmore Abbey Plc
8 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

 MENTMORE ABBEY PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

 POST OFFICE PENSION TRUSTEES


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

 NOT DISCLOSED


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

 POSSFUND NOMINEES 2,456,144

 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 3,000,000


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

 NOT DISCLOSED


6. Percentage of issued class

 NOT DISCLOSED


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

 NOT DISCLOSED


8. Percentage of issued class

 NOT DISCLOSED


9. Class of security

 ORDINARY 10p SHARES


10. Date of transaction

 NOT DISCLOSED


11. Date company informed

 8. April 2002


12. Total holding following this notification

 5,456,144


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

 3.009%


14. Any additional information



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

 CHRIS DODSON 0208 879 4624


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

 CHRIS DODSON


Date of notification

 8 April 2002


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