RNS Number:3426S
Hornby PLC
21 November 2003



SCHEDULE 10


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company:

Hornby plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest:

Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d (FIL)

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:

Non beneficial interest

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

Mellon Bank (FMRCO)                               189,565

Chase Manhattan     Bank London (FISL)             37,789

HSBC (FIL)                                         104,644


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired:


-


6. Percentage of issued class


-


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed:


-


8. Percentage of issued class:


-


9. Class of security:

Ordinary shares of 5p each

10. Date of transaction:

Not disclosed

11. Date company informed:

20 November 2003

12. Total holding following this notification:

331,998

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

4.51%

14. Any additional information:

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

John Stansfield - 01843 233 505

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

John Stansfield - 01843 233 505

Date of notification: 21 November 2003


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