RNS Number:5889R
Vernalis PLC
03 November 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company
Vernalis plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
AMVESCAP PLC and subsidiary companies

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
Notification is in respect of non-beneficial interest

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Vidacos Nominees Ltd                4,304,922
HSBC Nominees Ltd                   7,550,108
Chase Nominees Ltd                  1,517,849
Bank of New York                    1,847,295
Northern Trust Nominees Ltd         1,084,823
CM Investment Nominees Ltd              1,718

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
55,456 shares

6. Percentage of issued class
0.04 per cent

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/a

8. Percentage of issued class
N/a

9. Class of security
Ordinary 5p shares

10. Date of transaction
October 30, 2003

11. Date company informed
Notification received November 3, 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
16,306,715 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
12.01 per cent (based on issued share capital of 135,784,793 Ordinary 5p shares)

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Stephen Powers, 0118 989 9336

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Tony Weir, Chief Financial Officer

Date of notification
November 3, 2003


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