RNS Number:4189I
Charles Stanley Group PLC
06 March 2003



We have received notification from Schroder Investment Management Ltd (SIM) that
it, Schroder Unit Trusts Ltd (SUTL) and Schroders PLC have interests totaling
4,215,813 ordinary shares of the company, representing 10.002% of the total
issued capital.  The shares are held in portfolios managed by SIM on a
discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements.



Notification is given:

   i)         by SIM in respect of its interest as investment managers
  ii)         by SIM by virtue of its ownership of SUTL
 iii)         on behalf of SUTL, a wholly owned subsidiary of SIM, and
  iv)         on behalf of Schroders PLC as holding company of SIM


All in relation to interests, which are attributable to them under Companies Act
1985.

These shares are registered or are to be registered as follows:

Schroder Nominees Ltd (a wholly owned company of SIM)                 201,950

Chase Nominees Ltd (on behalf of unit trusts operated
and managed by SUTL)                                                3,426,063

Nutraco Nominees Limited                                              167,800

Imperial Pension Nominees Limited                                     295,000



BT Global Nominees Limited A/c: 6b                                    125,000


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                                                                    4,215,813
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