Directors Shareholding(s)

Walker,Crips,Weddle,Beck PLC
3 January 2001



Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
WALKER, CRIPS, WEDDLE, BECK PLC

2   Name of director:
MICHAEL JOHN SUNDERLAND

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
DIRECTOR

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
DIRECTOR-NOMINEES RE SUFFOLK LIFE 165,000
DIRECTOR-W.B.NOMINEES 796,000
SPOUSE-EILEEN FAY SUNDERLAND 16,865
SPOUSE-EILEEN FAY SUNDERLAND NOM.ISA 4,435

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
NOT A CONNECTED PERSON BUT INTRA FAMILY TRANSFER BY WAY OF GIFT

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
TRANSFER TO ADULT BROTHER AND SISTER AS GIFT

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
NIL

8   Percentage of issued class:
NIL

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
15,000

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.1635%

11  Class of security:
ORD SHARESOF 20P

12  Price per share:
191P

13  Date of transaction:
3RD JAN '01

14  Date company informed:
2ND JAN '01

15  Total holding following this notification:
967,300

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
10.543%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
N/A

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
N/A

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
N/A

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
N/A

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
N/A

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
N/A

23  Contact name for queries:
NB        INTA-FAMILY TRANSFER AS GIFT

24  Contact telephone number:
M.J SUNDERLAND 020 7253 7502

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
MICHAEL JOHN SUNDERLAND


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