RNS Number:1081R
Martin International Holdings PLC
20 October 2003


                       Martin International Holdings PLC

                            Substantial Shareholder


Martin International Holdings PLC (the "Company") was informed today by Merrill
Lynch Investment Managers Limited that a unit trust managed by them now has an
interest in 1,949,454 ordinary shares of 20p each ("Ordinary Shares"),
representing approximately 2.70 per cent. of the issued Ordinary Share capital.

20 October 2003







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