RNS Number:8893N
Dowding & Mills PLC
23 July 2003


DOWDING & MILLS PLC ("the Company")

23 July 2003

HOLDING IN COMPANY

The Company received notification on 22 July 2003 from Unicorn Asset Management
Limited ("Unicorn") of the following transactions in the Company's ordinary
shares of 10p each ("Shares"):

Fund            Transaction date       Number of     Resultant   % Issued Shares
                                     Shares sold       holding

Acorn Income      17 July 2003           600,000
Fund              18 July 2003           100,000     1,737,175            1.13%
                 


Eaglet            18 July 2003         1,000,000    20,100,832           13.04%
Investment
Trust plc
("Eaglet")


Following these transaction, Unicorn's non-beneficial interest as investment
manager comprises 21,838,007 Shares, representing approximately 14.17% of the
Company's issued ordinary share capital.

The Company today received further notification from Eaglet that, following the
sale on 21 July 2003 of a further 550,000 Shares, Eaglet holds 19,550,832
Shares, representing approximately 12.69% of the Company's issued ordinary share
capital.


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