BioProgress plc Announces Holding(s) in Company - 1


Cambridgeshire, UK, Dec. 13, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --



                     SCHEDULE 10

     NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



  1.  Name of company

      BioProgress plc

  2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest

      Man Financial Limited

  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.

      As above

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

      Not stated

  5.  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

      Not disclosed

  6.  Percentage of issued class

      Not disclosed

  7.  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      Not disclosed

   8. Percentage of issued class

      Not disclosed


  9.  Class of security

      Ordinary shares of 1p each


  10. Date of transaction

      20 October 2004

  11. Date company informed

      21 October 2004

  12. Total holding following this notification

      5,057,514


  13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this
      notification

       4.96%


  14.  Any additional information


  15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

       Elizabeth Edwards, 01354 655674

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

       Elizabeth Edwards Company Secretary

Date of notification: 26 October 2004



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