Holding in Company

Acal PLC
10 May 2001





Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

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1     Name of company: Acal plc

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2     Name of shareholder having a major interest: M&G Investment Management
Limited



3     Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding 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: Non-beneficial Interest



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

CHASE NOMINEES LTD PENS 23,718

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB 1,997,980

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF 331,059

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT 2,100

GUERNSEY NOMS LTD GP470 23,718

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE 65,848

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC 895,500

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 9,000

ROY NOMINEES 578079 310,000

5     Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:



6     Percentage of issued class:



7     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

8     Percentage of issued class:

9     Class of security:

10     Date of transaction:

11     Date company informed: 10 May 2001

12     Total holding following this notification: 3,658,923

13     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
14.06%

14     Contact name for queries: John Pomeroy

15     Contact telephone number: 01276 474406

16     Name of company official responsible for making notification: 
John Pomeroy

17     Date of notification: 10 May 2001

Additional information:

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