RNS Number:6583U
Whatman PLC
26 January 2004

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

Whatman Plc

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

Schroder Investment Management Ltd

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

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

Schroder Unit Trusts Ltd              12,364,756
Schroder Investment Management
   North America Inc                   2,950,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd     367,363
British Coal Staff Superannuation      4,323,084
Chase Nominees Ltd                       550,946
Imperial Pensions Nominees Ltd         1,000,000
Mineworkers Pension Scheme             4,928,314
Morgan Nominees Ltd a/c CCC               89,000


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-

6)   Percentage of issued Class

-

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

132,590

8)   Percentage of issued Class

0.10%

9)   Class of security


10)  Date of transaction

Not Known

11)  Date company informed

26.1.04

12)  Total holding following this notification

26,573,463
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

20.95%

14)  Any additional information

-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

John Simmonds
0208 326 1743

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

     Date of Notification    26/1/2003





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