RNS Number:8727P
Charterhouse Communications PLC
17 September 2003

CHARTERHOUSE COMMUNICATIONS



17 September 2003



CHARTERHOUSE COMMUNICATIONS ("Charterhouse" or the "Company")



Holding(s) in Company



By a letter dated 17 September 2003 the Company was given notice that as a
result of a purchase of 1,000,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the share
capital of the Company ("Shares") on 16 September 2003 the following fund
management companies in the Friends Provident group are interested in the Shares
referred to below through client holdings:



ISIS Asset Management plc is interested in the following shares:


No. of Shares                                         %

16,483,334                                            13.47



Such interest includes the material interests of the clients of ISIS Asset
Management plc referred to below:


Name of Client         No. of Shares       %           Name of Registered Holder

Active Capital Trust   11,045,833          9.02        Chase Nominees Ltd




In addition, ISIS Asset Management plc, as the holding company of the company(s)
referred to in the paragraph(s) above is also interested in those Shares.
Furthermore, Friends Provident Life Office, as the holding company of ISIS Asset
Management plc is also interested in the shares referred to above.



This notification supersedes all previous notifications given by members of the
Friends Provident group in relation to Shares.  (It also supersedes all previous
notifications given by members of the Friends Provident group on behalf of the
client(s) named above in relation to Shares).



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