Holding(s) in Company

Acal PLC
30 October 2002


Acal plc (the "Company") received notice on 29 October 2002 that, for the
purposes of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) Prudential plc and
certain of its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in the issued
share capital of the Company as detailed below.


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 26,114,442 ORD GBP 0.05 shares


                        Registered Holder                                 Holding          %

Prudential plc                                                          3,357,924      12.85 Total Notifiable Interest
                        CHASE NOMS LTD                                     14,000
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)                       4,338
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)                     223,973
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                      1,857,980
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF                        329,265
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                          2,100
                        M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                          42,608
                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                   752,000
                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                     9,000
                        ROY NOMINEES 578079                               122,660



                        Registered Holder                                 Holding          %

M&A Group Limited                                                       3,357,924      12.85
                        CHASE NOMS LTD                                     14,000
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)                       4,338
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)                     223,973
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                      1,857,980
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF                        329,265
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                          2,100
                        M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                          42,608
                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                   752,000
                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                     9,000
                        ROY NOMINEES 578079                               122,660



                        Registered Holder                                 Holding          %

M&G Investment Management Limited                                       3,355,824      12.85
                        CHASE NOMS LTD                                     14,000
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)                       4,338
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)                     223,973
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                      1,857,980
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF                        329,265
                        M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                          42,608
                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                   752,000
                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                     9,000
                        ROY NOMINEES 578079                               122,660




                        Registered Holder                                  Holding           %

M&G Limited                                                              3,357,924       12.85
                        CHASE NOMS LTD                                      14,000
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGPX)                        4,338
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)                      223,973
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                       1,857,980
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF                         329,265
                        CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                           2,100
                        M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                           42,608
                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                    752,000
                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                      9,000
                        ROY NOMINEES 578079                                122,660


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