Holding in Company

Land Securities PLC
4 January 2001





Letter to UK Listing Authority Dated 3 January 2001

Part VI Companies Act 1985
Disclosure of Interest in Shares

See below a copy of a notification received earlier today from Prudential Plc
which indicates that the holding of the Prudential Assurance Company Limited in
the shares of Land Securities PLC currently amounts to 26,154,902 shares or
4.99% of the current issued share capital.  The total shareholding of Prudential
Plc in the shares of Land Securities PLC, including the holding referred to
above, is currently 26,235,902 ordinary shares or 5.01% of the current issued
share capital.


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 523,613,198
ORD GBP1 shares

                 Registered Holder                Holding        %    Total     
                                                                      Notifiable
                                                                      Interest  

Prudential plc                                   26,235,902     5.01
                M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPR            35,000
                M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS P              46,000
                MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI         117,501
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC  25,979,213
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC       58,188

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited         26,154,902     4.99 
                MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI         117,501
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC   25,979,213
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC       58,188 

From M&G INVESTMENT