Holding in Company

Senior PLC
1 November 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     SENIOR PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     THE CAPITAL GROUP OF COMPANIES INC.

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

     -

11)  Date company informed

     1 NOVEMBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     12,636,900
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.11%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Y BARNES - 01923 714716

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

     Date of Notification ..1 NOVEMBER 2001


LETTER TO SENIOR PLC - DATED 31 OCTOBER 2001


                       
Re:  Section 198 Notification
                            

Below is a Section 198 Notification dated 31 October 2001.

Please note that one or more of the affiliates of The Capital Group Companies, 
Inc. have made notifications to your company pursuant to Section 198 previously.
For a description of our organization, please visit our Web site at 
www.capgroup.com.

For the purposes of this Notification an outstanding share balance of 
307,400,000 shares was used to calculate the percentages of holdings of the 
relevant share capital which determine the notifiable interest. We believe this 
outstanding share balance is current.



                         SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION 
                         Notification of Decrease

This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its 
affiliates, including Capital Guardian Trust Company and Capital International, 
Inc., pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985.

The interest in the relevant share capital indicated below arises by virtue of 
holdings attributed to the Companies (see Schedule A). These holdings form part 
of funds managed on behalf of investment clients by the Companies.

     Share capital to which this relates:

         Ordinary Shares (307,400,000 shares outstanding) 

     Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest;

         12,636,900 

     Name(s) of registered holder(s):

         See Schedule B


LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.


As of 31 October 2001

Senior plc                                             Number of  Percent of
                                                          Shares  Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings     12,636,900      4.11%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

- Capital Guardian Trust Company                      12,141,900      3.95%

- Capital International, Inc.                            495,000      0.16%



                                Schedule A


                    Schedule of holdings in Senior plc 
                        As of 31 October 2001


                      Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Name                                               Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                      472,600
Chase Nominees Limited                                           9,007,200
Midland Bank plc                                                 1,950,100
Nortrust Nominees                                                  712,000

                                                      TOTAL     12,141,900



                                Schedule B



                        Capital International, Inc.

Registered Name                                               Local Shares
 
Chase Nominees Limited                                             495,000

                                                      TOTAL        495,000

                                Schedule B