RNS Number:4652T
Peacock Group PLC
19 December 2003



                                    THE PEACOCK GROUP PLC



The Board of The Peacock Group plc has been notified of the following interest
in its Ordinary 1p shares.



Notification was received on 17th December 2003, that Barclays plc through the
legal entities listed below, held the following notifiable interests as at 12th
December 2003.



Registered Owner                           Ordinary 1p shares

Barclays Private Bank & Trust Ltd                      1,004

Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                       662,635

Barclays Global Investors N.A.                        16,328

Barclays Global Investors Ltd                      2,758,186

TOTAL                                              3,438,153



This total represents 3.03% of the total Ordinary 1p issued share capital as at
12th December 2003.





For further information, please contact:



Mike Killick            Telephone:      029 2027 0389

Company Secretary       Email:          mike.killick@peacocks.co.uk






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