Holding(s) in Company

Mentmore PLC
01 April 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company


Mentmore plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


JO Hambro Capital Management Limited
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC
Oryx International Growth Fund Limited

Persuant to concert party agreement



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


As 2 above



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


Nutraco Nominees Limited  1,545,000
Bank of New York Nominees Limited  6,235,000
HSBC Global Custody London Limited  1,250,000
Goldman Sachs International TNA  4,000,000
Goldman Sachs International THO  2,500,000
Goldman Sachs International THT  750,000
Goldman Sachs International BEF  481,000
Goldman Sachs International TEU  3,271,963



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


n/a



6. Percentage of issued class


n/a



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


Ordinary shares of 10 pence each



10. Date of transaction


Not known



11. Date company informed


1 April 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


20,032,963



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


11.05%



14. Any additional information


None



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Christine Dodson - 020 8946 3159



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


Christine Dodson



Date of notification


1 April  2003



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