Holding(s) in Company

Throgmorton Trust PLC
12 October 2000


NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.       Name of Company:         The Throgmorton Trust PLC

2.       Name of shareholder
         having a major interest: Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc 
 
         
3.       Name of the registered   
         holder(s) and, if more   
         than one holder, the
         number of shares held
         by each of them:         Littledown Nominees Limited 'R' A/c for     
                                    Phoenix Assurance Public Limited Company -
                                      1,546,875
                                  Littledown Nominees Ltd 'R' A/c for Royal & 
                                    Sun Alliance Life & Pensions Limited -    
                                      6,000,000
                                  TOTAL - 7,546,875


4.       Number of shares acquired:  N/A
            

5.       Percentage of issued class  N/A

6.       Number of shares disposed:  N/A

7.       Percentage of issued class
         disposed:                   N/A

8.       Class of security:          Ordinary Shares of 5p each

9.       Date of transaction:        N/A


10.      Date company informed:      12.10.2000

11.      Total holding following
         this notification           7,546,875

12.      Total percentage holding
         of issued class following   3.03%
         this notification:          

13.      Any additional information: Change in percentage of issued share     
                                       capital held due to decrease in The    
                                         Throgmorton Trust's share capital    
                                           following recent share repurchases.
                 

14.      Name of contact and
         telephone number for
         queries:                    Diane Penfold 
                                     0207 330 6680

15.      Name of authorised company
         official responsible for
         making this notification:   Diane Penfold

         Date of notification:       12.10.2000