Holding in Company

Senior PLC
15 October 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

     12 OCTOBER 2001

11)  Date company informed

     15 OCTOBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     15,438,260
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.02%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     L GRANT - 01923-714712

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

     Date of Notification    15 OCTOBER 2001



LETTER TO SENIOR PLC - DATED 15 OCTOBER 2001

Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a transfer into management of 649,445 shares on the 12 October 
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         9,564,435
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381           303,750 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203           251,000
                                                       ----------    ----
                                                       15,438,260    5.02%
                                                       ==========    ====
Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued 
share capital is 307,383,211 actual.

FROM LEGAL AND GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT