Holding(s) in Company

British Empire Sec & Gen Tst PLC
05 February 2003

5 February 2003


British Empire Securities and General Trust p.l.c.

Notifiable Holding

British Empire Securities and General Trust p.l.c. has today (5 February 2003)
been notified that Legal & General Group Plc is interested in 4,965,053 Ordinary
10p shares, representing 3.10% of the issued share capital.

The shares are held in the following names on the register:
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245                         828,895             0.52%
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206                         3,771,706           2.35%
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203                         220,600             0.14%
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509                         143,852             0.09%
Total                                                                   4,965,053           3.10%


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