Holding(s) in Company

Acal PLC
11 November 2003

Acal plc (the "Company") received notice on 10 November 2003 that, for the
purposes of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) Prudential plc and
certain of its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in the issued
share capital of the Company as detailed below.




Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 26,337,215 
ordinary shares of 5 pence each



                      Registered Holder                            Holding         %
Prudential plc                                                     823,493      3.13 Total Notifiable Interest

                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC              809,493
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC               14,000




The Prudential                                                     823,493      3.13
Assurance Company
Limited
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                809,493
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                 14,000




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