Holding(s) in Company

Worthington Group PLC
26 November 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.  Name of company

    Worthington Group plc

2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest

    Mr Neil Gormley

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

    Mr N Gormley 4,500,000 shares
    Mrs K Gormley 500,000 shares

5.  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

    1,500,000 shares

6.  Percentage of issued class

    1.27%

7.  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

    N/A

8.  Percentage of issued class

    N/A

9.  Class of security

    Ordinary shares of 10p

10. Date of transaction

    21st November 2002

11. Date company informed

    26th November 2002

12. Total holding following this notification

    5,000,000 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    4.23%

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: 26th November 2002



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