RNS Number:9390P
Matalan PLC
18 September 2003



                                  MATALAN PLC

                                   "Matalan"

                Announcement dated Thursday 18th September 2003

                        Disclosure of interest in shares

           Pursuant to Sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985

                      & Section 9.11 of the Listing Rules

On 17th September 2003 Matalan received notification from Fidelity Investments
on behalf of FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited and their subsidiaries
that they had acquired an interest in some shares of Matalan on behalf of the
following, as a result of which their holding has increased to 5.24% in the
issued Ordinary 10p share capital of Matalan.

 Name of Company Shares Held


 Mellon Bank 210,270

 HSBC 2,000,000

 State Street Nominees Limited 26,800

 State Street Nominees Ltd 34,300

 Brown Brothers Harriman 24,300

 State Street Bank & Trust 18,500

 Chase Nominees Ltd 5,467,705

 RBS Trust Bank 130,243

 Citibank 283,500

 Nortrust Nominees Ltd 210,300

 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 42,800

 Bank of New York Europe 483,400

 Mellon Bank 174,900

 Nortrust Nominees Ltd 646,400

 Bankers Trust 224,630

 RBS Trust Bank 1,010,005

 State Street Nominees Ltd 584,600

 Northern Trust 1,555,183

 Citibank 235,320

 Bank of New York Europe 740,019

 HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited 1,178,488

 Chase Nominees Ltd 733,211

 JP Morgan 1,016,894

 Bank of New York - London 2,781,626

 Morgan Stanley 392,200

 State Street Bank & Trust 905,449

 Bank of New York Brussels 508,700

 BNP Paribas 412,100

Total Ordinary Shares 22,031,843

Current ownership percentage: 5.24%

Contact:

John Berry, Company Secretary: 01695 552533




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