Holding in Company

Johnson Service Group PLC
27 May 2002


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares


1   Name of company:

Johnson Service Group PLC


2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:

Aberforth Partners


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:

Non Beneficial


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

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd A/C ABERFIT1     2,919,200
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd A/C ABERFIT2     1,568,000
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd A/C ABERFUT3        36,000
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd A/C ABERFUT1     1,555,800
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd A/C ABERLP1A     1,290,500
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Ltd A/C ABERLP1B     1,290,500
TOTAL                                                       8,660,000


5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

155,000


6   Percentage of issued class:

0.3%


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

-


8   Percentage of issued class:

-


9   Class of security:

Ordinary 10p


10  Date of transaction:

24th May 2002


11  Date company informed:

27th May 2002


12  Total holding following this notification:

8,660,000


13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

15.20%


14  Contact name for queries:

Mrs Y M Monaghan


15 Contact telephone number:

0151 933 6161


16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:

Mrs Y M Monaghan


17  Date of notification:

27th May 2002




Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares


1   Name of company:

Johnson Service Group PLC


2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:

Prudential 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:

-


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

-


5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

-


6   Percentage of issued class:

-


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

-


8   Percentage of issued class:

-


9   Class of security:

-


10  Date of transaction:

-


11  Date company informed:

27th May 2002


12  Total holding following this notification:

No longer holds a notifiable interest in the Company


13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

-


14  Contact name for queries:

Mrs Y M Monaghan


15 Contact telephone number:

0151 933 6161


16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:

Mrs Y M Monaghan


17  Date of notification:

27th May 2002



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