Holding in Company

SIG PLC
19 February 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      SIG PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      M & G Investment Management Limited on behalf of all companies within the 
      Prudential plc Group of companies

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

      As 2. above

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     Prudential Client HSBC
     GIS Nominees (UK) Limited - PAC A/C       4,519,094

     Prudential Client HSBC
     GIS Nominees (UK) Limited - PPL A/C          26,000

                                               4,545,094



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     Not Disclosed

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class  -  Not Disclosed

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      Not Disclosed

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class  -  Not Disclosed

9)   Class of security

      10p Ordinary Shares


10)  Date of transaction

      Not Disclosed

11)  Date company informed

       16th February 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

      4,545,094
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      3.84%

14)  Any additional information

      Total issued 10p ordinary shares of SIG plc is 118,235,349

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      Mr. J. R. Swynnerton
      Tel: [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification
                                      Mr J.R. Swynnerton
                                      Company Secretary


     Date of Notification ..19 February 2001.....



 
1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      SIG PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      Morley Fund Management Limited on behalf of all companies within the 
      CGNU plc Group of Companies

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

      As 2. above

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                2,785,266
     Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                   2,764,530
     Chase GA Pension Nominees Ltd                   250,500
     CUIM Nominee Ltd                                619,000

                                                   6,419,296


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     Not Disclosed

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class  -  Not Disclosed

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      Not Disclosed

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class  -  Not Disclosed

9)   Class of security

      10p Ordinary Shares


10)  Date of transaction

      Not Disclosed

11)  Date company informed

       19th February 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

      6,419,296
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      5.43%

14)  Any additional information

      Total issued 10p ordinary shares of SIG plc is 118,234,540

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      Mr. J. R. Swynnerton
      Tel: [phone]

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification
                                      Mr J.R. Swynnerton
                                      Company Secretary


     Date of Notification ..19 February 2001.....