RNS Number:2055Y
Whatman PLC
30 April 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Whatman plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
JO Hambro Capital Management Ltd
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc
Oryx International Growth Fund Ltd

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
Non-beneficial

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Nutraco Nominees Ltd            500,000
Bank of New York Nominees Ltd   4,165,000
HSBC Global Custody London Ltd  600,000
Goldman Sachs International TNA 1,090,000
Goldman Sachs International THO 780,000
Goldman Sachs International THT 130,000
Goldman Sachs International TEU 2,000,000

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

......-.........................................................

6. Percentage of issued class

......-.........................................................

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
2,000,000

8. Percentage of issued class
1.56%

9. Class of security
Ordinary 1p shares

10. Date of transaction
Not known

11. Date company informed
29 April 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
9,265,000

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
7.25%

14. Any additional information

...-.............................................

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
John Simmonds tel 0208 326 1743

16. Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
John Simmonds

Date of notification
30 April 2004

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