Holding(s) in Company

Savills PLC
24 October 2002



            NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1)                   NAME OF COMPANY



SAVILLS plc



2)                   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST



THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY 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 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 IN RESPECT OF FUNDS UNDER CONTROL OF PARTY NAMED IN 2) ABOVE



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



PRUDENTIAL CLIENT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED



5)                   Number of Shares/amount of stock acquired



UNKNOWN



6)                   Percentage of issued class



UNKNOWN



7)                   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



N/A



8)                   Percentage of issued class



N/A



9)                   Class of security



ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH



10)                Date of transaction



22 OCTOBER 2002



11)                Date company informed



24 OCTOBER 2002



12)                Total holding following this notification



2,443,221



13)                Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification



3.87%



14)                Any additional information



N/A



15)                Name of contact and telephone number for queries



Miss J F Carpenter             020 7409 9936



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



Miss T L Cutler                    Company Secretary



Date of notification:             24 October 2002


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