Holding in Company

Parity Group PLC
3 August 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
PARITY GROUP PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
CGNU PLC, MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED, NORWICH UNION 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:
N/A

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
NOT DISCLOSED

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
N/A

6   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

8   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

9   Class of security:
ORDINARY 5P

10  Date of transaction:
N/A

11  Date company informed:
3 AUGUST 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
4,845,044: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT 4,835,824; NORWICH UNION INV MANGT 9,220

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.2%

14  Contact name for queries:
CHERYL TUCKER

15 Contact telephone number:
020 7776 0800

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
LESLIE HARTT

17  Date of notification:
3 AUGUST 2000




Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
PARITY GROUP PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
PRUDENTIAL PLC

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:
N/A

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 4,786,042 
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 12,000

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
550,000

6   Percentage of issued class:
0.36%

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

8   Percentage of issued class:
N/A

9   Class of security:
ORDINARY 5P

10  Date of transaction:
NOT DISCLOSED

11  Date company informed:
3 AUGUST 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
4,798,042

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.14%

14  Contact name for queries:
CHERYL TUCKER

15 Contact telephone number:
020 7776 0800

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
LESLIE HARTT

17  Date of notification:
3 AUGUST 2000


Additional Information:
THE DISCLOSURE BY CGNU PLC IS THE RESULT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRALISED
GLOBAL REPORTING UNIT FOLLOWING THE RECENT MERGER OF CGU PLC AND NORWICH UNION
PLC