Blocklisting Interim Review

Derwent Valley Holdings PLC
1 May 2001


                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:

   DERWENT VALLEY HOLDINGS PLC


2. NAME OF SCHEME:

   GROUP SHARE OPTION SCHEME


3. PERIOD OF RETURN:     FROM:            TO:

                         29/10/2000       27/04/2001


4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:

   98,737 5P ORDINARY SHARES


5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:

   51,708


6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED 
   AT END OF PERIOD:

   47,209


7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) 
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION:

   750,000   23RD APRIL 1997
   LISTING REF: A/1639/1997

PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS.

   53,156,972

CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:                    T J KITE

TELEPHONE:               020 7659 3000


                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:

   DERWENT VALLEY HOLDINGS PLC


2. NAME OF SCHEME:

   GROUP SHARE OPTION SCHEME


3. PERIOD OF RETURN:     FROM:            TO:

                         29/10/2000       27/04/2001


4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:

   NIL


5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:

   NIL


6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED 
   AT END OF PERIOD:

   750,000


7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) 
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION:

   750,000   5P ORDINARY SHARES  MARCH 16 2001
   LISTING REF: RA/DERWENT VALLEY/C00001-0001

PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS.

   53,156,972

CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:                    T J KITE

TELEPHONE:               020 7659 3000