Holding in Company

Try Group PLC
7 August 2000


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     TRY GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD (FORMERLY PHILLIPS & DREW FUND MGT LTD) AND       
    PHILLIPS & DREW LIFE 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

     SHAREHOLDER

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE LIST BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/K

6)   ( N/K %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/K

8)   ( N/K %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P

10)  Date of transaction

     N/K

11)  Date company informed

     28/7/00

12)  Total holding following this notification

     10,146,363
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     14.66%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     R BARRACLOUGH
     01895 855204

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

     Date of Notification ....7 AUGUST 2000......


TRY GROUP PLC

TOTAL ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL  -  69,203,200

NAME                                                 QUANTITY

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED          A/C KS                70,000

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED          A/C LF20           9,476,363

PHILDREW NOMINEES LIMITED          A/C RNL              600,000

                                                     10,146,363
                                                         14.66%