Holding(s) in Company

Mentmore PLC
4 May 2004


Letter to Mentmore Plc

Letter dated 30 April 2004


Mentmore plc (The 'Company')

This notification relates to the ordinary shares of the Company (the 'shares')
and is given in fulfillment of the obligations imposed under section 198 of the
Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act').

We hereby notify you that on 28 April 2004, following acquisitions, Credit
Suisse First Boston Equities Limited ('CSFB') has an interest in 7,813,129
shares (being equivalent to approximately 4.32% of the issued share capital of 
the Company).

CSFB is a member of the Credit Suisse First Boston group of companies.  Those
group companies which are direct or indirect holding companies of CSFB are,
under the terms of section 203 of the Act, each interested by attribution in any
shares in which CSFB is interested.

Letter from Credit Suisse First Boston Equities Limited


Letter to Mentmore Plc

Letter dated 29 April 2004

Disclosure of Interest in shares under Section 198

Please find below the details of the notifiable interest of Legal & General
Group plc and/or its subsidiaries in the relevant share capital of your
company:

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C   914945      76,958
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C   775245     811,520
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C   357206   4,684,084
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C   747381     344,320
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C   866203     259,515
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C   360509     210,408
                                                    6,386,805     3.50%

We currently have a notifiable interest in 6,386,805 Ordinary 10p shares which
we understand represents 3.50% of that class of your share capital calculated on
an issued share capital of 182,108,502 Ordinary 10p shares.

Letter from Legal & General Investment Management Limited


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