Holding(s) in Company

Shires Income PLC
21 March 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company:  Shires Income plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest:  Barclays plc

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:

     shareholder named in 2 above

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them
     1. Dematerialised                                         13,929

     2. Chase Nominees Limited                                393,456

     3. DEM69                                               1,335,371

     4. Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited                     4,379

     5. Barclays Bank Trust Co Ltd and another                 30,820

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                                                            1,777,955

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5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

6)   Percentage of issued class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:  14,225

8)   Percentage of issued class:  0.05%

9)   Class of security:  Ordinary 50p shares

10)  Date of transaction:  11 March 2002

11)  Date company informed:  14 March 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification:  1,777,955

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 5.99%

14)  Any additional information

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries: F McLean 0141 572 2707

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification:  M Carney 0141 572 2700

     Date of notification:  20 March 2002





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