Clarkson (Horace) PLC
14 May 2001
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company
Horace Clarkson PLC
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
CMB group and associated parties
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
beneficial
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
HSBC Global Custody Nominees 2,260,364 shares
Saverco nv 35,177 shares
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
35,177 shares
6) Percentage of issued class
0.25%
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
n/a
8) Percentage of issued class
n/a
9) Class of security
ordinary 25p shares
10) Date of transaction
9 May 2001
11) Date company informed
10 May 2001
12) Total holding following this notification
2,295,541 shares
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
16.19%
14) Any additional information
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
David Gilbert
020 7334 0000
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
David Gilbert
Company Secretary
17.
Date of notification Monday 14 May 2001