RNS Number:1830P
Regent Inns PLC
29 August 2003


Regent Inns plc (the "Company")

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The Company was notified by Legal & General Investment Management Limited, that
following a purchase of 100,000 ordinary shares on 22 August 2003, they now have
an interest in 2,899,846 ordinary shares, representing 3.20% of the Company's
issued ordinary share capital.

The shares are registered as follows:

HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/c 914945                      38,490
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/c 775245                      402,500
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/c 357206                      2,079,447
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/c 747381                      179,760
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/c 866203                      129,794
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/c 916681                      4,740
HSBC Global Custody Nominee Ltd A/c 360509                      65,115

29 August, 2003



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