Holding in Company

SIG PLC
20 August 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     SIG PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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.

     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED:

        A/C 887711          867,027
        A/C 775245          876,396
        A/C 360509           77,423
        A/C 357206        2,568,627
        A/C 747381          114,793
        A/C 363605          138,500
        A/C 866203           89,000
                          ---------
                          4,731,766
                          ---------

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     15,145

6)   (0.0128%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NONE

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     10p ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     17th AUGUST 2001

11)  Date company informed

     20th AUGUST 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,731,766
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      3.9909%

14)  Any additional information

     TOTAL ISSUED ORDINARY 10p SHARES OF SIG PLC IS:- 118,562,528

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Mr J G SWYNNERTON, SIG PLC - TEL: [phone]

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

     Date of Notification ..20th AUGUST 2001