Holding(s) in Company

Topps Tiles PLC
09 November 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Topps Tiles Plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

AXA S.A

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 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

Name of the      Beneficial Owner                                     Number of
Company                                                               Shares

AXA UK
Investment Co
ICVC Extra
Income Fund      Trustees of AXA UK Investments CO ICVC Extra           81,713
                 Income Fund

AXA UK
Investment Co
ICVC
Distrubution
fund             Trustees of AXA UK Investments CO ICVC                875,000
                 Distribution Fund

AXA UK
Investment Co
ICVC Etical
Fund             Trustees of AXA UK Investments CO ICVC Etical         200,000
                 Fund

AXA UK
Investment Co
ICVC UK Equity
Income fund      Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity     3,309,248
                 Income fund

PFP Healthcare
Group plc        Guardian Royal Exchange plc and Subs. Cons            250,000

Sun Life Unit
Assurance Ltd
A/c X            Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd                         1,750,000

Sun Life
Pensions
Management Ltd   Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        1,985

Sun Life
Pensions
Management Ltd   Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                        3,000

Sun Life
International
(IOM) Ltd        Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd                    1,500,000

AXA Insurance
UK               AXA Free                                              830,000

Framlington
HSBC             HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited           15,736,000

Framlington
SSB Noms         State Street Nominees                                 325,000

Framlington
BONY OCS         BONY (OCS)                                            137,500

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed

6. Percentage of issued class

11.02%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

-

8. Percentage of issued class

-

9. Class of security

ordinary shares of 2.5p each

10. Date of transaction

Not disclosed

11. Date company informed

9 November 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

20,914,461

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.02%

14. Any additional information

...............................................................

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Andy Liggett 01625 446703

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

Andy Liggett

Date of notification

9 November 2005

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