Holding(s) in Company

Senior PLC
9 December 2002



                  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)   ( - %) of issued Class 

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     - 

8)   ( - %) of issued Class 

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH 

10)  Date of transaction

     - 

11)  Date company informed

     09/12/02

12)  Total holding following this notification

     9,360,965
                
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 

     3.05%

14)  Any additional information 

     -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries 

    A BODENHAM  -  01923 714745 

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

     Date of Notification ...9th DECEMBER 2002...



Letter to: Senior PLC
Dated 4 December 2002

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

I hereby inform you that as at 3 December 2002 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the 
capital of your Company of 3.05%. 

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 307383211 is the latest figure available to us. 

Letter from: Geoff Smith,
             Barclays PLC



                             LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

SENIOR                                                   Sedol Number:  0795823

As at 03 December 2002 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 9360965 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.05 % of the   
issued share capital of 307383211 units.

Legal Entity                                    Holding     Percentage Held

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                 130,000              0.0423
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                1,583,319              0.5151
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                 7,642,646              2.4864
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd               5,000              0.0016

                              Group Holding   9,360,965              3.0454



                          REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT

SENIOR                                                   Sedol Number:  0795823

As at 03 December 2002 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed
below, had a notifiable interest in 9360965 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.05 % of 
the issued share capital of 307383211 units.

Registered Holder                       Account Designation            Holding

ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA                ALMLUFTT                 106,986
ALSMCOTTL-16482-CHASE MANHATTA                ALSMCOTT               2,318,542
ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES                ASTEXMTT                 152,979
ASTUKCTTL-16480-CHASE MANHATTA                ASTUKCTT               2,729,215
Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                                130,000
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA                BLENTFUK                 204,518
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA                BLENTPUK                 364,137
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA                BLEQFDUK                  77,729
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA                BLEQPTUE                 679,132
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA                BLEQPTUK                 257,803
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA                BLUKINTT               2,206,459
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA                CHATRKTT                 128,465
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225                   00023000                   5,000

                                                           Total     9,360,965


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