Holding in Company

Anite Group PLC
22 March 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


      Registered Holder                                      Holding        %

PRUDENTIAL PLC                                             27,128,918     10.03
                CHASE NOMINEES LTD SEC                      1,034,995
                CHASE NOMS LTD                                 82,000
                CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922                      911,132
                CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD                910,563
                CLYDESDALE NOMS LTD MGA                     1,500,000
                CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC                  2,813,674
                CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK                    857,867
                CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                     15,800
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC              16,391,547
                PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC                  42,000
                ROY NOMINESS 578079                           260,000
                ROY NOMS LTD 578052                           295,563
                ROY NOMS LTD 578192                         2,013,777


M&G GROUP LIMITED                                          27,128,918     10.03
           CHASE NOMINEES LTD SEC                           1,034,995
           CHASE NOMS LTD                                      82,000
           CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922                           911,132
           CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD                     910,563
           CLYDESDALE NOMS LTD MGA                          1,500,000
           CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC                       2,813,674
           CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK                         857,867
           CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                          15,800
           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC                   16,391,547
           PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC                       42,000
           ROY NOMINESS 578079                                260,000
           ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                295,563
           ROY NOMS LTD 578192                              2,013,777


M&G INVESTEMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED                       27,128,918       10.03
                 CHASE NOMINEES LTD SEC                   1,034,995
                 CHASE NOMS LTD                              82,000
                 CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922                   911,132
                 CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD             910,563
                 CLYDESDALE NOMS LTD MGA                  1,500,000
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC               2,813,674
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK                 857,867
                 CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                  15,800
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC           16,391,547
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC               42,000
                 ROY NOMINESS 578079                        260,000
                 ROY NOMS LTD 578052                        295,563
                 ROY NOMS LTD 578192                      2,013,777




M&G LIMITED                                               27,128,918      10.03
      CHASE NOMINEES LTD SEC                               1,034,995
      CHASE NOMS LTD                                          82,000
      CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14922                               911,132
      CLYDESDALE BK (H.OFF) NOMS LTD                         910,563
      CLYDESDALE NOMS LTD MGA                              1,500,000
      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGC                           2,813,674
      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGK                             857,867
      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                              15,800
      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC                       16,391,547
      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC                           42,000
      ROY NOMINESS 578079                                    260,000
      ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                    295,563
      ROY NOMS LTD 578192                                  2,013,777




PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED                        16,433,547     6.07
      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC                         16,391,547
      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

22 March 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

27,128,918

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.03

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 22 March 2001