RNS Number:1984O
Brambles Industries PLC
31 July 2003


SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)    Name of company

      Brambles Industries plc

2)    Name of shareholder having a major interest

      Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates

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

      On behalf of clients of Franklin Resources, Inc. and its affiliates

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


5)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

      Not advised


6)    Percentage of issued class

      Not advised


7)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      N/A


8)    Percentage of issued class

      N/A


9)    Class of security

      Ordinary shares of 5p each

10)   Date of transaction

      Not advised


11)   Date company informed

      30 July 2003


12)   Total holding following this notification

      102,193,255

13)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      14.12%


14)   Any additional information

      -


15)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      Sandra Walters - 020 7659 6039

16)   Name of authorised company official responsible for
      making this notification

      Sandra Walters, Assistant Company Secretary

      Date of notification 31 July 2003


Details of Registered Holders

Bank of New York, London                                           2,500,341
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                75,000,061
Citibank Nominees Ltd.                                               461,150
Clydesdale Bank PLC, Glasgow                                       1,750,969
Deutsche Bank AG, London                                           1,900,685
HSBC London                                                          304,980
Mellon Bank NA                                                     5,807,657
Northern Trust Company                                             3,363,727
Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London                                 1,727,253
State Street Nominees Limited                                      9,376,432

Total                                                             102,193,255



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