Holding(s) in Company

Quintain Estates & Development PLC
6 March 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

QUINTAIN ESTATES AND DEVELOPMENT PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PRUDENTIAL PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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

NOTIFICATION INDICATES THAT IT IS IN RESPECT OF THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN (2)
ABOVE

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

1,280,000

8)   (0.997%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

06/03/2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

5,060,000
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.94%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

SUSAN MINOCHA
0207 495 8968

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

     Date of Notification    06.03.2002



Notifiable Position Report for QUINTAIN EST & DEV ORD GBP0.25 
as at 05 March 2002


Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 128,117,082 
ORD GBP0.25 shares

                        Registered Holder   Holding      %

Prudential Plc                              5,060,000    3.94   Total Notifiable
                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS                         Interest
                        NOM(UK) PAC AC      5,060,000                     

The Prudential
Assurance Company
Limited                                     5,060,000    3.94 
                        PRUCLT HSBC GIS          
                        NOM(UK) PAC AC      5,060,000                    




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