RNS Number:4331T
East Surrey Holdings PLC
18 December 2003




                    East Surrey Holdings plc ("the Company")



                      Significant shareholder notification





The Company has today been informed that Cardiff & Provincial Properties
Limited, has, following the recent Placing & Open Offer a holding of 2,598,414
ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), which represents
3.07% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.



18 December 2003


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