RNS Number:3215K
First Technology PLC
24 April 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


FIRST TECHNOLOGY PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Legal & General Investment Management



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


N/A



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


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 914945                                                  31,838
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 887711                                                 280,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245                                                 389,092
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206                                               2,124,368
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381                                                 149,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 363605                                                  37,591
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203                                                 107,257
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904333                                                   3,900
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509                                                  86,305
Total                                                                                         3,209,351



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


209,420



6. Percentage of issued class


0.27%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A




9. Class of security


10p ORDINARY



10. Date of transaction


N/A



11. Date company informed


22.04.03



12. Total holding following this notification


3,209,351



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.25%



14. Any additional information


Transfer into Management takes holding above 4%



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Neil Clayton
01784 221 500



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


Neil Clayton

Secretary



Date of notification


24.04.03



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