Somerfield plc

The Company received notification on 18 December 2003 that Fidelity
International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both
being non-beneficial holders, have a notifiable interest in the Ordinary Shares
of the company.

The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C
Johnson 3rd, a principal shareholder of Fidelity International Limited.

The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unit
trust schemes in the UK, notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant
to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.

These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications
of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity.
Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that Fidelity International Limited
and its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C Johnson 3rd act as a
group or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are
required to submit these notifications on a joint basis.

The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely
where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a
right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such
rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.

The registered holders are as follows:

Chase Manhattan Bank London                    FISL              962,675
                                                                        
Chase Nominees Ltd                             FIL            22,391,373
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
Total Ordinary Shares                                         23,354,048
                                                                        
Current ownership percentage                                       4.71%
                                                                        
                                                                        



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