Holding in Company

Senior PLC
16 November 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      SENIOR PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

       BARCLAYS BANK PLC

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 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

      16 NOVEMBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

       9,285,881
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       3.02%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      Y. BARNES   -   01923 714 716

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

     Date of Notification ...16 November 2001...


Letter to Senior PLC
Dated 15 November 2001

Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as of the date of this letter Barclays PLC, through its
subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, has a notifiable interest in the capital of your 
Company of 3.02%

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders 
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are set out on the schedule below.

The issued capital of 307,380,913 is the latest figure available to us. If this 
is incorrect please let me know.

From  
Secretarial Services
Barclays

Barclays Bank PLC - Registered Holders Analysis


SENIOR                     Sedol Number:  795823

As at 15/11/2001 Barclays PLC, through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC, had a 
notifiable interest in 9,285,881 ORD GBP0.10 units representing 3.02% of the 
issued share capital of 307380913 units,

Registered Holder                                                   Holding

MSTC Nominees Ltd                                                       5,000
Dematerialised                                                        115,000
Chase Nominees Limited                        16331                    77,729
Chase Nominees Limited                        16341                   751,294
Chase Nominees Limited                        16344                   277,952
Chase Nominees Limited                        16345                   417,175
Chase Nominees Limited                        16376                    55,949
Chase Nominees Limited                        16400                 2,129,653
Chase Nominees Limited                        16480                 1,244,649
Chase Nominees Limited                        16482                 4,102,467
Chase Nominees Limited                        18409                   109,013

                                                        Total       9,285,881