Holding(s) in Company

SIG PLC
9 March 2005

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     SIG PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      BARCLAYS 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

      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.

     BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS AUST LTD                34,605
     BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPAN LTD              100,967
     BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A.                  932,074
     BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD                   318,362
     BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD                  5,894,643
     BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD                   53,452
     BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK LTD                         32,700
                                       TOTAL        7,366,803

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NONE

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT APPLICABLE  

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NONE

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     6.068%

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

      9 MARCH 2005

12)  Total holding following this notification

      7,366,803
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     6.068%

14)  Any additional information

     TOTAL ISSUED ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P 
     EACH OF SIG PLC IS:
     121,400,561

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MR. R.C. MONRO
     COMPANY SECRETARY
     TEL: [phone]


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


     Date of Notification ..9 MARCH 2005.......







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