Holding in Company

Anite Group PLC
1 February 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 1. Name of company

Anite Group plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies.


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 named 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

Prudential Plc     29,279,918

(Registered holders

BANK OF NY NOMS LTD B     857,867

CHASE NOMS LTD     82,000

CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922     1,088,754

CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD     1,088,185

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA     1,832,558

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTC MGC     3,377,773

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT     15,800

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS AA     621,648

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS B     1,120,635

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS G     338,383

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS K     1,813,777

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC     17,000,538

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     42,000)

M&G Group Limited     29,279,918

(Registered holders

BANK OF NY NOMS LTD B     857,867

CHASE NOMS LTD     82,000

CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922     1,088,754

CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD     1,088,185

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA     1,832,558

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTC MGC     3,377,773

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT     15,800

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS AA     621,648

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS B     1,120,635

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS G     338,383

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS K     1,813,777

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC     17,000,538

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     42,000)



M&G Investment Management Ltd     29,264,118

(Registered holders

BANK OF NY NOMS LTD B     857,867

CHASE NOMS LTD     82,000

CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922     1,088,754

CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD     1,088,185

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA     1,832,558

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTC MGC     3,377,773

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS AA     621,648

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS B     1,120,635

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS G     338,383

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS K     1,813,777

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC     17,000,538

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     42,000)

M&G Limited     29,279,918

(Registered holders

BANK OF NY NOMS LTD B     857,867

CHASE NOMS LTD     82,000

CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922     1,088,754

CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD     1,088,185

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGA     1,832,558

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTC MGC     3,377,773

CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT     15,800

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS AA     621,648

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS B     1,120,635

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS G     338,383

M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS K     1,813,777

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC     17,000,538

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     42,000)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited

(Registered holders

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC     17,000,538

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     42,000)

 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

    Not disclosed
 6. Percentage of issued class


             Not disclosed


        7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

             Not disclosed


        8) Percentage of issued class

             Not disclosed


        9) Class of security

             10p Ordinary Shares



        10) Date of transaction

             Not disclosed



        11) Date company informed

             1 February 2001



        12) Total holding following this notification

             29,279,918

        13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this
        notification

             10.83%

        14) Any additional information



        15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

             Vivienne Hemming 0118 945 0126



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

        Date of notification 1 February 2001