SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company                   2. Name of shareholder having a major     
                                        interest                               
   THE BERKELEY GROUP PLC                                                      
                                        LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC COMPANIES    

3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,  
   indicates that it is in respect      if more than one holder, the number of 
   of holding of the shareholder        shares held by each of them            
   named in 2 above or in respect of                                           
   a non-beneficial interest or in      HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/
   the case of an individual holder     C 914945 - 48,937                      
   if it is a holding of that                                                  
   person's spouse or children under    HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/
   the age of 18                        C 886603 - 765,000                     
                                                                               
   AS IN 2 ABOVE                        HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/
                                        C 775245 - 593,791                     
                                                                               
                                        HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/
                                        C 770286 - 187,000                     
                                                                               
                                        HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/
                                        C 357206 - 3,663,973                   
                                                                               
                                        HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/
                                        C 866203 - 184,100                     
                                                                               
                                        HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/
                                        C 916681 - 7,100                       
                                                                               
                                        HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/
                                        C 360509 - 153,411                     
                                                                               
                                        HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/
                                        C 924422 - 17,391                      
                                                                               
                                        TOTAL 5,620,703                        

5. Number of      6. Percentage of  7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of      
   shares/amount     issued class      /amount of stock    issued class       
   of stock                            disposed                               
   acquired                                                                   
                                       SEE ADDITIONAL                         
   SEE ADDITIONAL                      INFORMATION                            
   INFORMATION                                                                

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH                                                 
                                        2 SEPTEMBER 2003     8 SEPTEMBER 2003  

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    5,620,703                            4.41%                                 

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
    CONSEQUENT UPON A TRANSFER INTO                                            
    MANAGEMENT OF 826,626 SHARES ON      S MASSIE                              
    THE 2 SEPTEMBER 2003, LEGAL &                                              
    GENERAL GROUP PLC COMPANIES ARE      01932 868555                          
    NOW THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS.                                                 

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    C PUTTERGILL                                                               
                                                                               
Date of notification 8 SEPTEMBER 2003                                          



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