RNS Number:5754H
Brambles Industries PLC
17 February 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

     14 February 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification

     58,455,230

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     8.08%


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 17 February 2003


Details of Registered Holders

Bank of New York, London                                                        243,556         0.03%
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                           48,340,021         6.68%
Citibank Nominees Ltd.                                                          276,871         0.04%
Clydesdale Bank PLC, Glasgow                                                  2,110,322         0.29%
Deutsche Bank AG, London                                                        962,610         0.13%
Northern Trust Company                                                        1,287,809         0.18%
Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London                                              784,587         0.11%
State Street Nominees Limited                                                 4,449,454         0.62%

     Total                                                                   58,455,230         8.08%






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