RNS Number:4146T
East Surrey Holdings PLC
18 December 2003



The issuer advises that the following announcement replaces the announcement
released on 17th December 2003 at 17.09 hours under RNS 3969T. The purchase was
made by Utilico Investment Trust and not The Special Utilities Investment Trust
Plc as originally stated. All other details remain unchanged





                    East Surrey Holdings plc ("the Company")



                      Significant shareholder notification





The Company was today informed that Utilico Investment Trust, has, following
recent purchase of 3,141,469 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company
("Ordinary Shares"), a resultant interest in 7,629,282 Ordinary Shares which
represents approximately 9.0% per cent.of the issued ordinary share capital of
the Company.



17 December 2003


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