Holding in Company

Barr(A.G.) PLC
29 January 2001



Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
A.G.BARR p.l.c.

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
PRUDENTIAL plc
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

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 IN 2 ABOVE

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


5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
721,369

8   Percentage of issued class:
3.71%

9   Class of security:
ORDINARY

10  Date of transaction:
VARIOUS

11  Date company informed:
26th JANUARY 2001

12  Total holding following this notification:
NIL

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
NIL

14  Contact name for queries:
IAIN F GREENOCK

15 Contact telephone number:
0141 554 1899

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
ANNE FRANCIS

17  Date of notification:
29th JANUARY 2001

Additional Information: