Holding(s) in Company

Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC
29 July 2005

TO:  THE BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS PLC


Subject:   Part VI of the Companies Act 1985


As agent of each of the persons noted below, we hereby give you notice in
accordance with Section 198 of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985. This notice is
given on behalf of the following persons:

     1.   Saad Investments Company Limited whose address is at P.O. Box
          309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand
          Cayman, Cayman Islands ('Saad');

     2.   Mr. Maan Al-Sanea whose address is at P.O. Box 3250, Al Khobar
          31952, Saudi Arabia ('Mr. Al-Sanea');

     3.   Lombard Atlantic Bank N.V. whose address is at New Haven Office
          Center, Emacipatie Boulevard 31B, Suite 11, P.O. Box 6052, Curacao,
          Netherlands Antilles ('Lombard'); and

     4.   Awal Bank B.S.C. whose address is at Bahrain Commercial Complex,
          The Tower, P.O. Box 1735, Manama, Bahrain.

Each of the notifications in this letter relates to Units comprised of one New
Ordinary Share, one 2006 B Share, one 2008 B Share and one 2010 B Share per Unit
('such share capital') in the Berkeley Group Holdings plc ('Berkeley Group
Holdings').

The notification of each of Saad and Mr. Al-Sanea is that each has a known
notifiable interest in such share capital numbering 27,820,000 Units, which we
understand represents 23.03 % of such share capital of 120,820,642 Units. 

The notification of Lombard, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saad, is that Lombard
has a known notifiable interest in 6,400,000 of the same 27,820,000 Units.

The notification of Awal, a company owned by Saad and Mr. Al-Sanea, is that Awal
has a known notifiable interest in 3,250,000 of the same 27,820,000 Units.

The registered holders of such shares and the numbers of shares held by each
registered holder upon settlement of transactions through the close of business
on 29 July, 2005 will be :

Vidacos Nominees Ltd           13,082,635

Raffles Nominees (Pte) Ltd.     1,341,135

Euroclear Nominees Limited      1,017,000

N.Y. Nominees Limited           7,090,730

Chase Nominees Ltd.               670,000

James Capel (Nominees) Ltd      2,018,500

Investec Bank (UK) Limited      2,600,000

Total                          27,820,000


FROM:  SAAD FINANCIAL SERVICES S.A.


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