Holding(s) in Company

Throgmorton Trust PLC
14 February 2002


1.   Name of Company:    The Throgmorton Trust PLC

2.   Name of             Prudential plc
     shareholder
     having a major
     interest:

3.   Please state        In respect of funds managed by the shareholder 
     whether             in (2) above
     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

4.   Name of the         PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC - 14,000,000
     registered          PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC - 150,000
     holder(s) and,
     if more
     than one holder,
     the number of shares
     held by each of them:

5.   Number of shares    N/A
     acquired:

6.   Percentage of       N/A
     issued class
     acquired:

7.   Number of shares    N/A
     disposed:

8.   Percentage of       N/A
     issued class

     Disposed:

9.   Class of            Ordinary 5p shares
     security:

10.  Date of             Not disclosed
     transaction:

11.  Date company        14 February 2002
     informed:

12.  Total holding       14,150,000
     following
     this
     notification:

13.  Total percentage    5.96%
     holding
     of issued class
     following
     this
     notification:

14.  Any additional
     Information:

15.  Name of contact     Christopher Wise
     and                 020 7330 6680
     telephone number
     for queries:

16.  Date of          14 February 2002
     Notification:





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