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                               
   SECURICOR PLC                                                               
                                        BARCLAYS PLC                           

3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,  
   indicates that it is in respect      if more than one holder, the number of 
   of holding of the shareholder        shares held by each of them            
   named in 2 above or in respect of                                           
   a non-beneficial interest or in      SEE ATTACHED                           
   the case of an individual holder                                            
   if it is a holding of that                                                  
   person's spouse or children under                                           
   the age of 18                                                               
                                                                               
   HOLDING IS IN RESPECT OF                                                    
   SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE                                                

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          ---                                   ---                
                                       ---                                    
   ---                                                                        

9. Class of security              10. Date of          11. Date company        
                                      transaction          informed            
   ORDINARY SHARES                                                             
                                      -                    22.12.03            
                                                                               
12. Total holding following this    13. Total percentage holding of issued     
    notification                        class following this notification      
                                                                               
    16,357,789                          3.08%                                  

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
    -                                                                          
                                         nigel griffiths                       
                                                                               
                                         020 8722 2582                         

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    nigel griffiths                                                            
                                                                               
Date of notification 23 December 2003                                          

As at 12 December 2003 Barclays plc, through the registered holders listed
below, had a notifiable interest in 16,357,789 ORD 5 15/17p representing 3.08%
of the issued share capital of 531,535,096 units. SEDOL: 3273984

REGISTERED HOLDER                                                       HOLDING
                                                                               
AMLUFTTL 18409 Chase Manhattan                                          289,028
                                                                               
ASTEXMTTL 21359 Chase Nominees                                           32,120
                                                                               
ASUKEXTTL 20947 Chase Manhattan                                       2,631,963
                                                                               
Bank of Ireland BNX0091E                                                145,046
                                                                               
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD                                           231,489
                                                                               
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                     6,226
                                                                               
BLENTFUKQ 16344 Chase Manhattan                                          27,732
                                                                               
BLENTPUKQ 16345 Chase Manhattan                                          43,837
                                                                               
BLEQFDUKQ 16331 Chase Manhattan                                         134,073
                                                                               
BLEQPTUE 16341 Chase Manhattan                                           79,797
                                                                               
BLEQPTUKQ 16341 Chase Manhattan                                         374,643
                                                                               
BLUKINTTL 16400 Chase Manhattan                                       5,052,548
                                                                               
CHATRKTTL 16376 Chase Manhattan                                         269,591
                                                                               
CITIBANK, NA (United States) - 597367                                    44,734
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 428169                                     53,791
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 500227                                  2,386,118
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 502872                                    820,452
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 508068                                    222,819
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 527191                                  1,013,282
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 536747                                    229,296
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 552942                                    119,132
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 555879                                     10,428
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 583293                                    415,984
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 585439                                      9,007
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 586072                                     50,808
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 595966                                     90,945
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 601744                                      7,294
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 603127                                      9,811
                                                                               
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO - 911140                                     10,131
                                                                               
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 540186                                             65,714
                                                                               
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 555465                                             97,709
                                                                               
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK - 599123                                             15,842
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank - BTC0341E                                            7,055
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank - BTC0451E                                           60,453
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank - BTGF04IE                                           49,059
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank - BTK001IE                                           60,177
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank - BTS004IE                                           58,504
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank - BTS005IE                                           10,867
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank - BTS011IE                                           19,906
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank - BTS0241E                                            7,395
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank - BTS0281E                                          242,504
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank - BTS033IE                                            6,301
                                                                               
Mellon Trust Boston - 591668                                            187,497
                                                                               
Mitsubishi Trust International - BNN0181E                                 2,360
                                                                               
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA - 581610                                  85,837
                                                                               
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA - 584069                                  39,270
                                                                               
NORTHERN TRUST BANK OF ARIZONA - 602672                                   8,772
                                                                               
State Street - BNX0121E                                                   8,188
                                                                               
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - US - 713101                                 503,754
                                                                               
ZEBAN NOMINEES LTD                                                        8,500
                                                                               
TOTAL                                                                16,357,789



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