Holding(s) in Company

Diagonal PLC
12 February 2002



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     DIAGONAL PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FIDELITY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

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

     SEE 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 MANHATTAN BANK LONDON, 2,555,444 ORDINARY SHARES

     CHASE NOMINEES LTD, 500,000 ORDINARY SHARES

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

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     11 FEBRUARY 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,055,444
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.46%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     IAN FARRELLY
     01252 733 711

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

     Date of Notification ...12 FEBRUARY 2002.....................


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