RNS Number:9971S
Hornby PLC
08 December 2003

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company:

Hornby plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:

Fidelity International Limited (FIL)

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:

Non beneficial interest

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:

Mellon Bank (FMRCO)                              209,088
Chase Manhattan Bank London (FISL)                 67,389
HSBC (FIL)                                        166,663


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired:

-


6. Percentage of issued class

-


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed:

-


8. Percentage of issued class:

-


9. Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 5p each


10. Date of transaction:

Not disclosed


11. Date company informed:

4 December 2003


12. Total holding following this notification:

443,140


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

6.00%


14. Any additional information:

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

John Stansfield - 01843 233 505

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification:


John Stansfield - 01843 233 505


Date of notification: 8 December 2003



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