Holding in Company

Esporta PLC
23 October 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ESPORTA PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     STANDARD LIFE GROUP

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.

     STANLIFE NOMINEES LIMITED

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     100,000

8)   ( NEGLIGIBLE %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 25p SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT DISCLOSED

11)  Date company informed

     23 OCTOBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,902,077
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     2.95%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

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 ...23 OCTOBER 2001