Holding in Company

Brown (N.) Group PLC
28 September 2000


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     N BROWN GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT
     SUBSIDIARIES


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

     CLYDESDALE BANK (HO) NOMINEES LTD                    1,961,724
     GRACECHURCH NOMINEES                                    58,400
     RBS TRUST BANK                                         494,850
     NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD                                  367,320
     CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                   2,079,800
     BANKERS TRUST                                        1,386,442
     MSS NOMINEES LTD                                       133,300
     BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                                49,400
     CITIBANK                                               168,380
     HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEE (UK) LTD                   99,000
     BANKERS TRUST                                          111,500
     CITIBANK                                                68,520
     NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD                                  564,800
     RBS TRUST BANK                                       2,338,588
     BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                               244,608
     CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                     990,000
     BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE                                279,500
     NORTHERN TRUST                                         216,000
     MSS NOMINEES LTD                                        27,500
     STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD                              139,200


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security
 
     10P ORDINARY SHARES



10)  Date of transaction

     NOT DISCLOSED


11)  Date company informed

     28.09.00
    
12)  Total holding following this notification

     11,778,832 SHARES

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.02%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     P GRUNDY
     0161 238 2334


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification


     Date of Notification  28TH SEPTEMBER 2000