Holding in Company

Senior PLC
18 May 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

SENIOR PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

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

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 LETTER 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 SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

17/5/2001

11)  Date company informed

18/5/2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

15,052,527
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.89%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

L GRANT    01923 714 712

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

     Date of Notification ..18/5/2001


Letter to Senior Plc

Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a sale in the market of 429,322 shares on the 17 May 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          2,750,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245          2,399,700
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509            169,375
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206          9,190,702
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381            291,750
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203            251,000
               
                                                        15,052,527     4.89%

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued
share capital is 307,302,469.

 
Letter from Legal & General Investment Management