Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.  Name of company           2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest                         
                                                                                                      
    PARITY GROUP PLC              ABERFORTH PARTNERS                                                  
                                                                                                      

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                                                                    
                                                                                                      
   SHARES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF 'CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES                           
   LIMITED A/C ABERFIT1' ARE HELD FOR ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC                           
                                                                                                      
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of                      
   shares held by each of them                                                                       
                                                                                                     
   CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ABERFIT1                              5,943,000
                                                                                                     
   CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ABERFIT2                              3,207,500
                                                                                                     
   CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ABERFIT3                                850,000
                                                                                                     
   CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ABERFUT1                              4,942,292
                                                                                                     
   STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED A/C JD59                                                     901,000
                                                                                                     
                                                                             TOTAL         15,843,792
                                                                                                     

5. Number of shares/amount of  6. Percentage of     7. Number of shares/amount of  8. Percentage of    
   stock acquired                 issued class         stock disposed                 issued class     
                                                                                                       
   NOT DISCLOSED                  NOT DISCLOSED                                                        
                                                                                                       
9.  Class of security                  10.  Date of transaction       11.  Date company informed      
                                                                                                      
    ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE              NOT DISCLOSED                  6 SEPTEMBER 2002           
                                                                                                      

12. Total holding following this        13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this   
    notification                            notification                                              
                                                                                                      
    15,843,792                              10.31%                                                    
                                                                                                      
14. Any additional information                                 15. Name of contact and telephone      
                                                                   number for queries                 
    The issued share capital of the Company is 153,969,570                                            
    ordinary shares of 5 pence                                     Ellie Conner                       
                                                                                                      
                                                                   Deputy Company Secretary           
                                                                                                      
                                                                   Parity Group plc                   
                                                                                                      
                                                                   Tel: [phone]                 
                                                                                                      

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this                     
    notification                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
    Ellie Conner                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
Date of notification:      6 September 2002