RNS Number:5943T
Cape PLC
23 December 2003


                                    Cape Plc
                              Holdings in Company

Cape Plc ("the Company") announces that it was notified on 23 December 2003 by
Credit Suisse First Boston Equities Limited ("CSFB") that on 19 December 2003
CSFB sold 500,000 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Ordinary
Shares"). Following this sale CSFB is interested in 1,363,500 Ordinary Shares
representing 2.51 per cent. of the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital.

The Company has also been advised that CSFB is a member of the Credit Suisse
First Boston group of companies. Those group companies that are direct or
indirect holding companies of CSFB are each interested by attribution in any
shares in which CSFB is interested.

23 December 2003



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