RNS Number:6239O
BioProgress PLC
13 August 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.     Name of company

       BioProgress plc

2.     Name of shareholder having a major interest

       Barry J Muncaster

3.     Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above
       or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
       person's spouse or children under the age of 18.

       As above

4.     Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

       Not disclosed

5.     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

       3,437,093

6.     Percentage of issued class

       4.2%

7.     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

       Not disclosed

8.     Percentage of issued class

       N/A

9.     Class of security

       Ordinary shares of 1p each

10.    Date of transaction

       12th August 2003

11.    Date company informed

       13th August 2003

12.    Total holding following this notification

       10,071,593

13.    Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       12.3%

14.    Any additional information

15.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries

       Elizabeth Edwards 01354 655674

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

       Elizabeth Edwards, Company Secretary

Date of notification:  13th August 2003




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