RNS Number:7892Q
Protec PLC
10 October 2003

PROTEC PLC
10 October 2003



                     PROTEC PLC ("Protec" or the "Company")

                               HOLDING IN COMPANY


The Company received notification dated 8 October 2003 from ISIS Asset
Management that, as a result of sales totaling 100,000 ordinary 1p shares the
following fund management companies in the Friends Provident group are
interested in the Shares referred to below through client holdings:



ISIS Asset Management plc is interested in the following shares:


No. of Shares                                         %

18,421,222                                            12.72



Such interest includes the material interests of the clients of ISIS Asset
Management plc referred to below:


Name of Client        No. of Shares       %           Name of Registered Holder

The AIM VCT Trust     9,028,817           6.235       Chase Nominees Ltd
AIM VCT 2 Plc         9,392,405           6.487       Chase Nominees Ltd



In addition, ISIS Asset Management plc, as the holding company of the company(s)
referred to in the paragraph(s) above is also interested in those shares.
Furthermore, Friends Provident Life Office, as the holding company of ISIS Asset
Management plc is also interested in the shares referred to above.



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