Holding(s) in Company

Phytopharm PLC
25 February 2003

Phytopharm PLC ('the Company')

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The Company received a notification today from Standard Life Investments
Limited, informing it that following a sale of 29,577 shares on the 24 February
2003, its resultant material interest is 1,528,408 shares representing 3.954% of
the issued share capital of the company.


25 February 2003


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