RNS Number:2035R
Harrogate Group PLC
22 October 2003


AVS No 794061





               PLEASE ENSURE THE ENTRIES ON THIS RETURN ARE TYPED



      Disclosure of interest in shares and notifications of dealings under

                        the Stock Exchange Requirements



                      DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY       2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST

    Harrogate Group PLC                 Hoodless Brennan & Partners Plc






3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it 4)   Name of the registered holder(s), and, if more
is in respect of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in than one holder, the number of shares held by each of
respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of  them. Please state if the shareholder named in 2 above
an individual holder it is a holding of that person's   is the registered holder
spouse or children under the of 18


                                                        Hoodless Brennan & Partners Plc
As 2 above





5)   Number of shares/ amount   6)   (. %)         7)   Number of shares/ amount     8)   ( . %)
of stock acquired                                       of stock disposed
                                of issued class
                                                                                   of issued class
28,000,000                        5.88%
                                



9)   Class of security                            10)   Date of       11)           Date company
                                                        transaction if known. If    informed
                                                       not known please state

Ordinary shares of 1p each                             21 October 2003             22 October 2003
                                                                                     
                                                     



12)          Total holding following this notification     13)      Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                                    following this notification
             
                   28,000,000                                                5.88%



14)          Any additional information eg. number of    15)       Name of contact and telephone number for
shares held in the form of an option, price per share              queries.
etc.

                                                                  Robert Lo
                                                                  020 7710 7407


16)          Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

 
            Robert Lo, Nabarro Wells & Co. Limited



Date of notification        ..... 22 October, 2003



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