Holding in Company

SIG PLC
10 January 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

SIG PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES - BEING 
NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS

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 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.

CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED - FISL                   4,447,943
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED - FIL                    1,330,641
JP MORGAN - FIL                                     6,941
BANKERS TRUST - FIL                               397,650
HSBC - FMRCO                                      250,000
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD - FMTC                   55,500
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN - FMTC                     15,000
CITIBANK - FIL                                    198,300
CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, LONDON - FIL                 13,102
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - FIL                   298,340
NORTHERN TRUST - FIL                              400,950
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON - FIL                    335,820
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD - FIL                    60,270
KAS ASSOCIATE - FIL                                36,030
                              TOTAL             7,846,487

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NOT DISCLOSED

6)   ( %) of issued Class

NOT DISCLOSED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT DISCLOSED

8)   ( %) of issued Class

NOT DISCLOSED

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

NOT DISCLOSED

11)  Date company informed

9TH JANUARY 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

7,846,487
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.6131%

14)  Any additional information

TOTAL ISSUED ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH OF SIG PLC IS:

118,651,432

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MR J.R. SWYNNERTON       0114 285 6355

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

     Date of Notification 10TH JANUARY 2002...............