Holding in Company

Brown (N.) Group PLC
30 October 2001

                  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.

CHASE NOMINEES LTD,                  2,458,242
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE,               229,022
RBS TRUST BANK,                        449,550
NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD,                 873,120
CHASE NOMINEES LTD,                  1,997,470
BANKERS TRUST,                       1,855,042
MSS NOMINEES LTD,                      106,600
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD,               44,100
CITIBANK,                              220,480
HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEE (UK) LTD, 292,400
BANKERS TRUST,                         141,200
CITIBANK,                               57,720
NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD,                 565,000
RBS TRUST BANK,                      2,319,888
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD,              219,308
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE,               532,100
NORTHERN TRUST,                        384,570
MSS NOMINEES LTD,                       84,700
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD,             295,300
CHASE NOMINEES LTD,                  1,205,375
JP MORGAN,                               5,675
NORTHERN TRUST,                        521,000
BANK OF NEW YORK - LONDON,              65,200

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   (  %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   (  %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

10P ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

NOT DISCLOSED

11)  Date company informed

30.10.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

14,923,062 SHARES
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.09%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

P HARLAND
COMPANY SECRETARY
0161 238 2141

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

     Date of Notification .....30TH OCTOBER 2001...................