RNS Number:1121Z
Celltech Group PLC
26 May 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
Celltech Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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

State Street Nominees Ltd                                        4,500
Chase Nominees Ltd                                           1,772,403
Citibank London                                                 74,300
Nortrust Nominees                                              785,500
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd                                       126,900
State Street Nominees Ltd                                       87,000
Bank of New York Nominees                                    2,144,478
Northern Trust                                                 284,202
Chase Nominees Ltd                                             637,863
Midland Bank plc                                                18,200
Bankers Trust                                                   59,900
Morgan Guaranty                                                 93,400
Nortrust Nominees                                              828,338
Royal Bank of Scotland                                         652,800
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                    58,000
Deutsche Bank AG                                               565,500
HSBC Bank plc                                                  315,400
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                18,300
KAS UK                                                           9,510
Bank One London                                                 33,500
Chase Nominees Ltd                                           1,757,891
Midland Bank plc                                               517,400
Barclays Bank                                                  474,300
Citibank London                                                 23,700
Brown Bros.                                                     34,230
Royal Bank of Scotland                                          98,100
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                   10,700
Lloyds Bank                                                      8,800
Citibank NA                                                     17,600
HSBC Bank plc                                                   70,009
State Street Nominees Ltd                                      736,700
Bank of New York Nominees                                       26,600
Chase Nominees Ltd                                              92,000
Midland Bank plc                                               153,700
Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                          24,000
Bankers Trust                                                    4,900
Citibank London                                                 21,000
Nortrust Nominees                                              337,323
Royal Bank of Scotland                                         129,500
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                   319,900
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                              26,300
HSBC Bank plc                                                   93,500

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/a

6. Percentage of issued class
N/a

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
570,100 (since last notification)

8. Percentage of issued class
0.20%

9. Class of security
Ordinary 50p Shares

10. Date of transaction
24 May 2004

11. Date company informed
26 May 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
13,548,147

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.868%

14. Any additional information
                                                                     -
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Cheryl Cramer 01753 447933

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
J A D Slater

Date of notification
26 May 2004

The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this
document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.
The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in
it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or
any such material.

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Celltech Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity
International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries,
both being non-beneficial holders.

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

State Street Nominees Limited                                  444,458
Chase Nominees Limited                                       2,685,288
State Street Bank & Trust Company                              579,367
HSBC                                                         3,356,904
State Street Bank & Trust                                       99,900
State Street Nominees Ltd                                        8,200
Brown Brothers Harriman                                          7,400
Chase Nominees                                               6,895,322
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                    836,900
Deutsche Bank                                                    6,138
Citibank                                                       203,561
HSBC                                                           102,214
Bank of New York London                                        193,306
Northern Trust                                                  29,704
Chase Nominees                                                 557,941
Nortrust Nominees Ltd                                          646,426
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited                    1,826,497
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                    429,898
Northern Trust                                                 568,366
JP Morgan                                                      485,511
Bank of New York London                                        723,742
Morgan Stanley                                                 325,400
Deutsche Bank                                                    7,120
State Street Nominees Ltd                                      269,500
Bank of New York Brussels                                      358,000
State Street Bank & Trust                                       80,100
Citibank                                                       119,865
Bankers Trust                                                   42,950
Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited                  94,552
Mellon Bank                                                    113,100
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited                          200

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/a

6. Percentage of issued class
N/a

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
10,452,259 (since last notification)

8. Percentage of issued class
3.75%

9. Class of security
50p Ordinary Shares

10. Date of transaction
Unknown

11. Date company informed
26 May 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
22,097,830

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
7.94%

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Cheryl Cramer 01753 447933

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
J A D Slater

Date of notification
26 May 2004

The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this
document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.
The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in
it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or
any such material.




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