RNS Number:8600S
European Motor Hldgs PLC
04 December 2003



EUROPEAN MOTOR HOLDINGS PLC (the "Company")

Holding in Company

The Company received notification on 3 December 2003 that Scottish Widows
Investment Partnership Ltd is interested in 4,788,408 ordinary shares in the
Company. Of this interest, 2,613,813 ordinary shares are material interests
representing 4.89 per cent of the issued share capital of that class. The
notification was made on behalf of Lloyds TSB Group plc, Lloyds TSB Bank plc and
Scottish Widows Group Limited who are deemed to be interested in these shares
as, like Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, that are all companies within
the Lloyds TSB Group of Companies.

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