RNS Number:9872P
Novar PLC
19 September 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


NOVAR plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Fidelity Investments



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


Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, 
being non-beneficial holders



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them




Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited, FISL, 13,834,313 shares

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited, FIL, 829,237 shares

MSS Nominees Limited, FIL, 2,888,619 shares

TOTAL 17,552,169






5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Not Known



6. Percentage of issued class


Not Known



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


Not Known



8. Percentage of issued class


Not Known



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 277/9p each



10. Date of transaction


Not known



11. Date company informed


19 September 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


17,552,169



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.073%



14. Any additional information


N/A



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Delores Chileshe 01932 823331



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Delores Chileshe



Date of notification


19 September 2003



The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this
document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.
The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in
it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or
any such material.


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END

HOLLLMFTMMTBBJJ