RNS Number:1548J
Brambles Industries PLC
25 March 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

      25 March 2003


12)   Total holding following this notification

      80,023,979

13)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      11.06%


14)   Any additional information


      -


15)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      Lorraine Young - 020 7659 6020

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

      Lorraine Young, Company Secretary



      Date of notification 25 March 2003


Details of Registered Holders

Bank of New York, London                                                              1,781,501
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                                   62,300,597
Citibank Nominees Ltd.                                                                  447,301
Clydesdale Bank PLC, Glasgow                                                          4,158,295
Deutsche Bank AG, London                                                              1,777,537
HSBC London                                                                             145,100
Northern Trust Company                                                                2,405,989
Royal Trust Corp of Canada, London                                                      979,453
State Street Nominees Limited                                                         6,028,206

Total                                                                                80,023,979






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