RNS Number:2226Z
Celltech Group PLC
28 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

Chase Nominees Ltd                                             372,700
Nortrust Nominees                                               65,500
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd                                        14,700
State Street Nominees Ltd                                       29,700
Bank of New York Nominees                                    1,971,991
Northern Trust                                                 284,202
Chase Nominees Ltd                                             545,060
Bankers Trust                                                   40,900
Morgan Guaranty                                                 84,500
Nortrust Nominees                                              662,738
Royal Bank of Scotland                                          69,700
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                    58,000
Deutsche Bank AG                                               547,600
HSBC Bank plc                                                  298,200
Mellon Bank N.A.                                                18,300
Bank One London                                                 33,500
Chase Nominees Ltd                                           1,648,691
Midland Bank plc                                               515,000
Barclays Bank                                                  474,300
Brown Bros.                                                     34,230
Royal Bank of Scotland                                          84,400
HSBC Bank plc                                                   70,009
State Street Nominees Ltd                                      718,500
Bank of New York Nominees                                       26,600
Chase Nominees Ltd                                              45,000
Midland Bank plc                                               153,700
Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                          24,000
Bankers Trust                                                    4,900
Citibank London                                                 21,000
Nortrust Nominees                                              315,523
Royal Bank of Scotland                                         129,500
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                   319,900
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                              26,300
HSBC Bank plc                                                   86,000

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
3,753,303 (since last notification)

8. Percentage of issued class
1.3%

9. Class of security
Ordinary 50p Shares

10. Date of transaction
26 May 2004

11. Date company informed
28 May 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
9,794,844

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.52%

14. Any additional information
-

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Anita Dowling 01753 777106

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

Date of notification
28 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                                  297,255
Chase Nominees Limited                                       2,685,288
State Street Bank & Trust Company                              579,367
State Street Bank & Trust                                       99,900
Brown Brothers Harriman                                          7,400
Chase Nominees                                               6,895,322
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                    250,000
Chase Nominees                                                 462,741
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited                        6,909
JP Morgan                                                       24,800
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
10,788,648 (since last notification)

8. Percentage of issued class
3.87%

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
11,309,182

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.06%

14. Any additional information


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Anita Dowling (01753) 777106

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

Date of notification
28 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
Credit Suisse First Boston group of 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
Credit Suisse First Boston Equities Limited ("CSFBEq")      11,632,074
(includes 74,000 shares in which CSFBEq is interested
under Section 208(5) of the Act by virtue of the right to
redelivery of equivalent securities under stock lending
arrangements)
Credit Suisse First Boston International ("CSFBI")              29,645

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
2,330,768 (since last notification)

8. Percentage of issued class
0.8%

9. Class of security
Ordinary 50p shares

10. Date of transaction
Unknown

11. Date company informed
26 May, 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
11,661,719

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.19%

14. Any additional information
Part of this holding may relate to hedging arrangements for customer
transactions.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Anita Dowling Tel: (01753) 777106

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

Date of notification
28 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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