Holding(s) in Company

Worthington Group PLC
10 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.      Name of company

        Worthington Group plc

2.      Name of shareholder having a major interest

        INVESCO English and International Trust 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.

        As above

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

        Chase Nominees Limited

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

        500,000

8.      Percentage of issued class

        0.42%

9.      Class of security

        Ordinary shares of 10p

10.     Date of transaction

        8th October 2002

11.     Date company informed

        9th October 2002

12.     Total holding following this notification

        4,335,105

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

        3.67%

14.     Any additional information



15.     Name of contact and telephone number for queries

        T G Roberts, 01625 615108

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

        T G Roberts, Company Secretary

Date of notification: 10th October 2002



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