RNS Number:0017I
Theratase PLC
26 February 2003

Disclosure of interest in ordinary shares

Theratase plc was notified today that as at 25 February 2003 the following
entities had an interest in the ordinary shares of the Company:


The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme 
Hermes Pension Management Limited 
Hermes Investment Management Limited


The above interest is in respect of the following registered holdings:

BriTel Fund Nominees Ltd                     2,412,057 shares 
Possfund Nominees Ltd                        1,637,943 shares


DIRECT HOLDING                               4,050,000 shares


The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme is the controller of Britel Fund Trustee
Limited, which is the owner of Hermes Investment Management Limited, a
subsidiary of Hermes Pension Management Limited.



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