Holding in Company

Esporta PLC
7 March 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ESPORTA 


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD


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.

     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD
     A/C   887711                         1,446,936
           775245                         1,760,272
           754612                           450,000
           360509                            66,750
           357206                         5,954,495
           747381                           158,000
           866203                           151,000


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     1,427,795


6)   (0.86%) of issued Class

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

     1 MARCH 2001


11)  Date company informed

     6 MARCH 2001


12)  Total holding following this notification

     9,987,453

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     6.02%


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  7 MARCH 2001


LETTER TO:  ESPORTA
5 March 2001

Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a transfer into management of 1,427,795 shares on the 01 March
2001, we now hold the following number of shares which are not subject to a
concert party and will be registered as follows:

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  887711    1,446,936
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  775245    1,760,272
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  754612      450,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  360509       66,750
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  357206    5,954,495
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  747381      158,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c  866203      151,000

                                                    9,987,453      6.02%

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued
share capital is 166,187,530.

From:  Legal & General Investment Management