SCHEDULE 10                                  

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

                    

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.  Name of company                 2.  Name of shareholder having a major     
                                        interest                               
    CANDOVER INVESTMENTS PLC                                                   
                                        FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS 
                                        VARIOUS DIRECT AND INDIRECT            
                                        SUBSIDIARIES                           
                                                                               
3.  Please state whether            4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and,  
    notification indicates that it      if more than one holder, the number of 
    is in respect of holding of the     shares held by each of them            
    shareholder named in 2 above or                                            
    in respect of a non-beneficial      CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON 159,128    
    interest or in the case of an                                              
    individual holder if it is a        BANKERS TRUST 71,100                   
    holding of that person's spouse                                            
    or children under the age of 18     CHASE NOMINEES LTD 11,900              
                                                                               
    SHAREHOLDER NAMED ABOVE             CHASE NOMINEES LTD 382,100             
                                                                               
                                        BANKERS TRUST 31,900                   
                                                                               
                                        HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEE (UK) LTD  
                                        520                                    
                                                                               
5.  Number of     6. Percentage of  7.  Number of shares/ 8. Percentage of     
    shares/amount    issued class       amount of stock      issued class      
    of stock                            disposed                               
    acquired         NOT ADVISED                             N/A               
                                        N/A                                    
    NOT ADVISED                                                                
                                                                               
9. Class of security               10.   Date of         11.  Date company     
                                         transaction          informed         
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH                                                 
                                         NOT ADVISED          23 JANUARY 2004  
                                                                               
12. Total holding following this    13.   Total percentage holding of issued   
    notification                          class following this notification    
                                                                               
    656,648                               3.00%                                
                                                                               
14. Any additional information      15. Name of contact and telephone number   
                                        for queries                            
    -                                                                          
                                        ALISTAIR PEEL                          
                                                                               
                                        020 7489 9848                          
                                                                               
16. Name and signature of authorised company official                          
                                                                               
    responsible for making this notification                                   
                                                                               
Date of notification 26 JANUARY 2004 A. C. PEEL, COMPANY SECRETARY             

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