Holding(s) in Company

Mentmore PLC
15 May 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
AVS NO


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.   Name of company                                   2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Mentmore plc                                            1. JO Hambro Capital Management Limited
                                                             2. North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC
                                                             3. Oryx International Growth Fund Limited
                                                             4. BV Ventures Ltd

                                                            Pursuant to concert party agreement


3.   Please state whether notification indicates that  4.   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one
     it is in respect of holding of the shareholder         holder, the number of shares held by each of them
     named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an           Nutraco Nominees Limited 1,570,000
     individual holder if it is a holding of that
     person's spouse or children under the age of 18        Bank of New York Nominees Limited 7,076,684

     In respect of 2 above                                  HSBC Global Custody London Limited 1,290,526

                                                            Goldman Sachs International TNA 4,081,053

                                                            Goldman Sachs International THO 2,706,737

                                                            Goldman Sachs International THT 750,000

                                                            Goldman Sachs International BEF 481,000

                                                            Goldman Sachs International TEU 3,996,963

                                                            BV Ventures Ltd 1,900,000


5.   Number of shares/     6.   Percentage of issued   7.   Number of shares/amount of 8.  Percentage of issued class
     amount of stock            class                       stock disposed
     acquired

     N/a                        N/a                         N/a                            N/a


9.  Class of security                                 10.    Date of transaction     11.      Date company informed
    Ordinary shares of 10p each                              Not known                        15 May 2003




12.  Total holding following this notification         13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this
                                                              notification
     23,852,963
                                                              13.16%


14.  Any additional information                        15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     None                                                   Clive Drysdale 020 8946 3159



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

     Clive Drysdale


Date of notification: 15 May 2003




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