Holding in Company

Mentmore Abbey Plc
4 October 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     MENTMORE ABBEY PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES

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



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

     SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 10 PENCE SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     -

11)  Date company informed

     4/10/2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     8,629,623
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.76%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     CLIVE DRYSDALE - 020 8946-3159

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

     Date of Notification .....4/10/2001


LETTER TO MENTMORE ABBEY PLC - DATED 3 OCTOBER 2001

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

We refer to the letter dated 14 August 2001, disclosing a Notifiable Interest of
Zurich Financial Services and its Group in the shares of your Company.

In accordance with the provisions of the above Section, we would inform you of a
change to the notifiable interest over shares in your Company, which are held as
detailed on the schedule below.
 

                              Mentmore Abbey Plc
                              ------------------

Registered Owner                                     Ordinary 10p Shares
----------------                                     -------------------

Littledown Nominees Limited      A/c 07197                520,000
Littledown Nominees Limited      A/c 07203                575,000
Littledown Nominees Limited      A/c 21667                275,000
Littledown Nominees Limited      A/c 05577                411,981
Littledown Nominees Limited      A/c 05576              6,847,642

TOTAL                                                   8,629,623


Notes

Littledown Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: Allied 
Dunbar Assurance plc, Zurich Financial Services UK (AD) Pension Scheme; Eagle 
Star Insurance Company Ltd; Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Ltd, Zurich 
Financial Services UK Pension Trustee Limited; Eagle Star Executives Pension 
Trustee Ltd; Eagle Star Securities Ltd; Sceptre Trust Ltd; Home & Overseas 
Insurance Company Ltd; Zurich Scudder Pension Managers Ltd; and J.P. Morgan 
Trustee and Depositary Company Ltd, the Trustee for Eagle Star Unit Managers Ltd
and the Depository to Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC.

ZFS is Zurich Financial Services, a company incorporated in Switzerland. This 
notification is made on behalf of:

Allied Dunbar Assurance plc;

Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Ltd and Eagle Star Holdings Limited;

Zurich Scudder Investments Ltd, Zurich Scudder Pension Managers Ltd and Zurich 
Scudder Investments Holdings Ltd;

Allied Zurich Holdings Ltd, Zurich Scudder Investments Inc, ZKI Holding 
Corporation, Zurich Financial Services (UKISA) Ltd, Zurich Group Holding, Zurich
Holding Company of America Inc, Zurich Insurance Company and Allied Zurich plc, 
the intermediate holding companies of the aforementioned companies, and Zurich 
Financial Services, their ultimate holding company.

The shares could be available for lending and this could lead to a short term 
re-registration.

LETTER FROM ZURICH SCUDDER INVESTMENTS



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     MENTMORE ABBEY PLC

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



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

     SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     180,000

6)   (0.1%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 10 PENCE SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     26/9/2001

11)  Date company informed

     4/10/2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     7,265,149
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.01%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     CLIVE DRYSDALE - 020 8946-3159

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

     Date of Notification .....4/10/2001



LETTER TO MENTMORE ABBEY PLC 
DATED 27 SEPTEMBER 2001


Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a purchase in the market of 180,000 shares on the 26 September 
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      780,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245    1,226,657
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509      147,530
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206    4,613,403
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381      178,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 363605      189,559
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203      130,000
                                                   ---------    ----
                                                   7,265,149    4.01%
                                                   =========    ====

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your 
issued share capital is 180,749,000.

LETTER FROM LEGAL AND GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT