Holding(s) in Company

Mentmore PLC
12 March 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

                                                            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 1,545,000
     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 4,693,703

     In respect of 2 above                                  HSBC Global Custody London Limited 1,155,950

                                                            Goldman Sachs International TNA 3,838,234

                                                            Goldman Sachs International THO 2,231,017

                                                            Goldman Sachs International THT 691,689

                                                            Goldman Sachs International BEF 406,000

                                                            Goldman Sachs International TEU 1,871,370
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                        11 March 2003






12.  Total holding following this notification         13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this
                                                              notification
     16,432,963
                                                              9.06%


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: 12 March 2003




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