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Body Shop International PLC01 December 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company BODY SHOP INTERNATIONAL PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR CORP AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONALLIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial interest; orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18 NON BENEFICIAL INTEREST 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 769,400 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 786,000 JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH 491,351 MELLON BANK 313,000 STATE STR BANK AND TR CO LNDN 204,700 CLYSDALE BANK PLC 35,600 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 40,000 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 1,486,700 MELLON BANK NA 800,000 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 300,000 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 42,400 JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH 17,037,452 BROWN BROTHER HARRIMAN LTD LUX 242,663 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 111,800 JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH 1,004,948 BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN 450,300 BNP PARIBAS, PARIS 48,600 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 2,220,475 6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 1.03% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF FIVE PENCE 10. Date of transaction NOT DISCLOSED 11. Date listed company informed 30 NOVEMBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 24,164,914 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 11.19% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries JEREMY KETT 01903 845397 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification JEREMY KETT Date of notification 1 DECEMBER 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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