Holding in Company

Hansa Trust PLC
10 January 2002

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

HANSA TRUST PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED


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

YES


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


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

100,000


6)   (0.625%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A


8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

A NON-VOTING SHARES


10)  Date of transaction


7 JANUARY 2002

11)  Date company informed

8 JANUARY 2002


12)  Total holding following this notification

515,760

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.22%


14)  Any additional information

N/A


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

PETER GARDNER
020 7647 5757


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

PETER GARDNER

     Date of Notification .10 JANUARY 2002.......................



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

HANSA TRUST PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY


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

YES


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

NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED EQLIFE



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A


6)   (N/A%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

125,000


8)   (0.78125 %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

A NON-VOTING SHARES


10)  Date of transaction


20 DECEMBER 2001


11)  Date company informed

21 DECEMBER 2001


12)  Total holding following this notification

1,843,000


               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.51%


14)  Any additional information

N/A


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

PETER GARDNER
020 7647 5757


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

PETER GARDNER

     Date of Notification 10 JANUARY 2002.......................