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BPB PLC08 March 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BPB plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Holdings through the following legal entities: Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd;Barclays Global Fund Advisors; Barclays Global Investors, N.A.; Barclays GlobalInvestors Ltd; Gerrard Ltd; Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd; Barclays CapitalSecurities Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd; Barclays Global InvestorsJapan Trust; and Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Bank of Ireland 69,500BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 205,309Barclays Trust Co R69 3,000BNP PARIBAS 4,540CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 16376 284,991CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 20947 826,039CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 21359 52,370CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 3,046INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 6,567INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 13,757INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 122,400INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 98,580INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 972,676INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 118,836INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 180,511INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 730,845INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 5,833INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 54,575INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 1,565INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 2,563,124INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 165,172INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 310,430JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16331 161,639JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16338 32,054JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16341 294,961JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16342 61,427JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16344 5,901JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 16400 5,512,957JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) A/C 18409 244,829JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 61,884JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 83,423JPMorgan Chase Bank 131,186JPMorgan Chase Bank 5,144JPMorgan Chase Bank 93,098JPMorgan Chase Bank 84,896JPMorgan Chase Bank 30,275JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,090JPMorgan Chase Bank 54,415JPMorgan Chase Bank 13,578JPMorgan Chase Bank 63,024JPMorgan Chase Bank 5,412JPMorgan Chase Bank 53,132JPMorgan Chase Bank 21,146JPMorgan Chase Bank 4,566JPMorgan Chase Bank 263,819JPMorgan Chase Bank 63,721JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 15,114Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 8,682Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 71,310MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 10,995Mitsubishi Trust International 3,034NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 14,236NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 2,830NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 12,193R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 57,244R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 46,475R C Greig Nominees Limited A/c GP1 84,049R C Greig Nominees Limited A/c SA1 67,636State Street 1,189State Street 8,719STATE STREET BOSTON 43,406STATE STREET BOSTON 415,400WELLS FARGO SEATTLE - WIRE BAN 8,525 TOTAL 15,012,280 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 50p each 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed 11. Date company informed 8 March 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 15,012,280 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.00% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Stephen Hodges 01753 898816 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Stephen Hodges, Assistant Secretary Date of notification 8 March 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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