Somerfield plc

The Company received notification on 22 July 2003 that FMR Corp. and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its
direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders, have a
notifiable interest in the Ordinary Shares of the company.

The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C
Johnson 3rd, a principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International
Limited.

The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorised unit
trust schemes in the UK, notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant
to Section 209 (1)(h) of the Companies Act 1985.

These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications
of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity.
Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C Johnson 3rd act as a group or in concert
in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit
these notifications on a joint basis.

The disclosable interests arise under section 208 (4) (b) of the Act, namely
where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a
right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of such
rights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively.

The registered holders are as follows:

Chase Nominees Ltd                             FMRCO             401,600
                                                                        
State Street Nominees Ltd                      FMRCO              85,100
                                                                        
State Street Bank & Trust Company              FMRCO             826,200
                                                                        
MSCO                                           FMTC               51,904
                                                                        
Chase Manhattan Bank London                    FISL            2,289,386
                                                                        
Chase Nominees Ltd                             FIL            38,611,252
                                                                        
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd          FIL                 8,070
                                                                        
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd LUX                FIL                64,361
                                                                        
Deutsche Bank                                  FIL                87,700
                                                                        
Mellon Nominees Ltd                            FIL                88,200
                                                                        
Bank of New York, Brussels                     FIL               229,100
                                                                        
Northern Trust London                          FIL               242,500
                                                                        
Northern Trust                                 FIL               459,100
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
Total Ordinary Shares                                         43,444,473
                                                                        
Current ownership percentage                                       8.78%
                                                                        
                                                                        



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