RNS Number:9624N
Holmes Place PLC
25 July 2003


25 July 2003

                                 PRESS RELEASE

                                HOLMES PLACE PLC

                      NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS IN SHARES

Holmes Place plc announces that it received notification on 24 July 2003 of the
following interests in its shares:

Allan Fisher, a Director of the Company, notified the Company that he had ceased
to be interested in 10,625,720 ordinary shares of #0.05 each in the capital of
the Company.  The Company has been notified that these shares have been sold to
Health Club Holdings plc and that previously they were held as follows:

White Rose Nominees Limited                  4,649,240

Brewin Nominees (Channel Islands) Limited       40,504

Ecrivier Credite Socitete Limited            4,233,535

Garodge Limited                                349,597

White Rose Nominees Limited                  1,352,844

These shares represent approximately 10.41% of the issued share capital of the
Company.

Lawrence Alkin notified the Company that he had ceased to be interested in
16,045,276 ordinary shares of #0.05 each in the capital of the Company.  The
Company has been notified that these shares have been sold to Health Club
Holdings plc and that previously they were held as follows:

Lawrence Alkin                              15,464,822

Filross Securities Limited                     259,939

MH Trustees Limited                            320,515

These shares represent approximately 15.72% of the issued share capital of the
Company.

Health Club Group plc notified the company of its interest in 83,358,517
ordinary shares of #0.05 each in the capital of the Company.  These shares
represent approximately 82.19% of the issued share capital of the company.

Health Club Holdings plc notified the company of its interest in one share, held
in its own name, and the 83,358,517 shares of the Company held in the name of
Health Club Group plc (a subsidiary of Health Club Holdings plc).


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