Blocklisting Interim Review

Derwent Valley Holdings PLC
30 October 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:  27/04/2001     TO:  26/10/2001


4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S)           47,029
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)         5P ORDINARY SHARES
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:



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



6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED  
   AT END OF PERIOD:                             47,029



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:   [phone]




                      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: 27/04/2001   TO:   26/10/2001



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S)           
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)         
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:              750,000



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:   [phone]