Holding in Company

SIG PLC
7 September 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) LTD

        A/C 887711          867,027
        A/C 775245          626,396
        A/C 360509           77,423
        A/C 357206        2,625,671
        A/C 747381          116,793
        A/C 363605           88,500
        A/C 866203           89,000
                          ---------
                          4,490,810
                          ---------

 


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

        NONE

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      300,000

8)   (0.2530%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     10P Ordinary Shares

10)  Date of transaction

      4th September 2001

11)  Date company informed

      6th September 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

      4,490,810
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

       3.7877%

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.R. Swynnerton
      SIG plc
  
      Tel:  [phone]

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

     MR J.R. SWYNNERTON
     COMPANY SECRETARY


     Date of Notification ...7th SEPTEMBER 2001.....