RNS Number:8170P
Helphire Group PLC
16 September 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company

       HELPHIRE GROUP PLC

2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest

       HBOS plc and subsidiary companies.

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.

       As in 2 above

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

       1 share - HSDL Nomines Limited

       17,287 shares - Morgan Nominees Ltd Fund HPFO

       21,185 shares - Morgan Nominees Ltd  Fund HXPEN

       21,476 shares  - Morgan Nominees Ltd  Fund  HPBA

       85,000 shares - HSBC Global Custody Nominees a/c 823733 Fund SJP RF92

       95,000 shares - HSBC Global Custody Nominees a/c 823721 Fund SJP RF83

       98,260 shares - Chase Nominees a/cCMIG Fund 237

       100,000 shares - HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd Fund EQSTR

       292,428 shares - State Street Nominees Ltd a/cXBL6 Fund FASUK

       329,443 shares - Morgan Nominees Ltd - Fund HLFO

       428,846 shares - Morgan Nominees Ltd - Fund HLBA

       450,830 shares - Morgan Nominees Ltd - Fund HXLFE

       960,000 shares - HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823587 - Fund SJP RF91

       1,440,000 shares - HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823575 - Fund SJP RF82

       2,390,314 shares - HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd a/c 823496 - Fund RF79

       3,899,584 shares- HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd - Fund EQPEL

       5,413,339 shares - Chase Nominees a/c CMIG - Fund 2314.

5.     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

       Not disclosed

6.     Percentage of issued class

       N/a

7.     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

       Not disclosed

8.     Percentage of issued class

        N/A

9.     Class of security

       Ordinary 5p Shares

10.    Date of transaction

       Not disclosed

11.    Date company informed

       15th September 2003

12.    Total holding following this notification

       16,042,993 shares

13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       13.847%

14.    Any additional information

15.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries

       Nicholas Tilley 01225 321000

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

       Nicholas Tilley Company Secretary

Date of notification: 16th September 2003




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