Holding in Company

Ascot PLC
16 February 2001


                   Ascot Plc ('the Company')
                               

Ascot Plc has today been advised by M&G Investment Management
Limited that there has been a change in the registration
details of the shares held by Prudential plc and certain of
its subsidiary companies.

The shares are now held as follows:

Registered Holder              Holding    %
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom (UK)      2,148,624   
PAC a/c
PRUCLT HSBC GIS Nom (UK)        450,000   
PPL a/c
Prudential Holborn                  536   
Pensions Ld
                              2,599,160   3.41%


There has been no change to the notifiable interest