Holding in Company

Ingenta PLC
4 January 2001

On 3 January 2001, ingenta plc received the following notification from M&G
Investment Management Ltd;

Pursuant to Part VI of the Act: we write to inform you that with effect from
close of business on 31 December 2000, the regulated business of M&G
Investment Management Limited('MAGIM') was transferred to Prudential Portfolio
Managers Limited ('PPM') and that the latter has been renamed as M&G
Investment Management Limited on 2 January 2001;

We also write to inform you that with effect from 28 December 2000, the life
and pensions business of M&G Life Assurance Company Limited and M&G Pensions
and Annuity Company Limited respectively was transferred to Scottish Amicable
Life plc and with effect from 2 January 2001, all notifications will therefore
identify Scottish Amicable Life plc as the operator of all former M&G life and
pension funds;

The interests currently held by Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary
companies, which reflects the recent changes to the investment management
business of M&G are specified below;
                                                        Holding         %

Prudential plc                                          2,620,000       5.23
Prudential Assurance Company Limited                    2,620,000       5.23

The Company was also notified on the same date by Fidelity Investments that,
Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
has a notifiable interest in 1,675,300 Ordinary Shares, representing 3.34% of
the issued Ordinary Share Capital of ingenta plc.

These shares are registered as follows:

Chase Nominees Ltd 150,000

Bankers Trust 104,600

Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Nominees Limited 1,420,700

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