Holding(s) in Company

Throgmorton Trust PLC
26 March 2002



1.    Name of         The Throgmorton Trust PLC
      Company:
2.    Name of         Prudential plc
      shareholder

      having a major
      interest:

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

3     Name of the     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC - 11,400,000
      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:

4.    Number of       N/A
      shares
      acquired:

5.    Percentage of   N/A
      issued class
      acquired:

6.    Number of       N/A
      shares
      disposed:

7.    Percentage of   N/A
      issued class

      Disposed:

8.    Class of        Ordinary 5p Shares
      security:

9.    Date of         Not disclosed
      transaction:

10.   Date company    26 March 2002
      informed:

11.   Total holding   11,550,000
      following

      this
      notification:

12.   Total           4.87%
      percentage
      holding

      of issued class
      following

      this
      notification:

13.   Any additional
      Information:

14.   Name of contact Christopher Wise
      and
                      020 7330 6680
      telephone
      number for

      queries:

15.   Name of         Christopher Wise
      authorised
      company
      official
      responsible for
      making this
      notification:

16.   Date of         26 March 2002
      Notification:



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