RNS Number:5903J
Orbis PLC
03 April 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.      Name of company

         Orbis plc

2.      Name of shareholder having a major interest

        Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited

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.

        As above

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

        Nutraco Nominees Limited  -  3,000 shares

        Rowan Nominees Ltd  38,161,215 shares

        Rowan Nominees Ltd  3,448,638 shares

        Bank of New York Nominees Ltd 3,232,817 shares

5.      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

        Not disclosed

6.      Percentage of issued class

        N/a

7.      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

        Not disclosed

8.      Percentage of issued class

        N/A

9.      Class of security

        Ordinary shares

10.     Date of transaction

        Not disclosed

11.     Date company informed

        2nd April 2003

12.     Total holding following this notification

        44,845,670 shares

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

        25.65%

14.     Any additional information



15.     Name of contact and telephone number for queries

        Tricia Emery, 01895 465 506

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

        Tricia Emery, Group Company Secretary

Date of notification: 3rd April 2003




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