Holding in Company

Esporta PLC
21 July 2000




                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

ESPORTA PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PRUDENTIAL PLC


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

AS ABOVE


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

PLEASE SEE BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NOT STATED


6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

NOT STATED


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A


8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 25p SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

NOT STATED


11)  Date company informed

21 JULY 2000


12)  Total holding following this notification

5,816,370
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.49%


14)  Any additional information

NONE


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

VICTORIA PENRICE  0118 912 3505


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

     Date of Notification ..... 21 JULY 2000  .......



                               NOTIFIABLES
                             Position Report

                     Client Fund Reporting Group : PPMB


             Shares in Issue  Registered Holder                 Current Holding
                                                                Holding      %

ESPORTA      166,187,522      PPMCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI      174,700
0922018                       PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC  5,611,670
ORD GBP0.25                   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     30,000

             166,187,522                                        5,816,370  3.49