Holding in Company

Fairey Group PLC
8 December 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

AVS No.


All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


                                           2 Name of shareholder having a major
 1. Name of Company                        interest




FAIREY GROUP plc                           PRUDENTIAL plc



3 Please state whether notification        4 Name of registered holder(s) and,
indicates that it is in respect of holding if more than one holder, the number
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in  of shares held by each of them
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


                                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC
                                           4,919,138 SHARES
THE SHAREHOLDER NAMES IN 2 ABOVE
                                           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC
                                           19,710 SHARES

5 Number of shares /      6 Percentage of  7 Number of shares /   8 Percentage
amount of stock acquired  issued class     amount of stock        of issued
                                           disposed               class

N/A                       N/A
                                           NOT KNOWN              NOT KNOWN


9 Class of Security                        10 Date of transaction 11 Date
                                                                  company
                                                                  informed
    ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P                  NOT KNOWN

                                                                  8th DECEMBER
                                                                  2000

12 Total holding following this            13 Total percentage holding of
notification                               issued class following this
                                           notification


                                                          4.42%
                4,938,848





14 Any additional            15 Name of contact and telephone number for
information                  queries


                             DELORES CAMERON

                             01784 470470






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

DELORES CAMERON




Date of Notification      8th DECEMBER 2000