RNS Number:9978S
Hornby PLC
08 December 2003

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company:

Hornby plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:

FMR Corp.

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:

Non beneficial interest

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

Mellon Bank (FMRCO)                         209,088
Chase Manhattan Bank London (FISL)          67,389
HSBC (FIL)                                  166,663


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired:

-

6. Percentage of issued class

-

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed:

-

8. Percentage of issued class:

-

9. Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 5p each

10. Date of transaction:

Not disclosed



11. Date company informed:

4 December 2003

12. Total holding following this notification:

443,140

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

6.00%

14. Any additional information:

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

John Stansfield - 01843 233 505

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

John Stansfield - 01843 233 505


Date of notification: 8 December 2003



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