Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company                   2. Name of shareholder having a major     
                                        interest                               
   PARITY GROUP PLC                                                            
                                        ABERFORTH PARTNERS                     

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                             
                                                                               
   N/A                                                                         

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

CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ABERFIT1     5,943,000

CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ABERFIT2     3,207,500

CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ABERFIT3  850,000

CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ABERFUT1     6,542,292

STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED A/C JD59            901,000

                                                           TOTAL 17,443,792

5. Number of      6. Percentage of  7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of      
   shares/amount     issued class      /amount of stock    issued class       
   of stock                            disposed                               
   acquired          NOT DISCLOSED                                            
                                                                              
   NOT DISCLOSED                                                              

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE                                                  
                                        NOT DISCLOSED        10 SEPTEMBER 2002 

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    17,443,792                           11.33%                                

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
    The issued share capital of the                                            
    Company is 153,969,570 ordinary      Ellie Conner                          
    shares of 5 pence                                                          
                                         Deputy Company Secretary              
                                                                               
                                         Parity Group plc                      
                                                                               
                                         Tel: [phone]                    

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    Ellie Conner                                                               
                                                                               
Date of notification: 10 September 2002