Holding(s) in Company

Senior PLC
15 January 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

SENIOR PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

BARCLAYS PLC

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.

SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

-

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

-

11)  Date company informed

15/01/03

12)  Total holding following this notification

9,310,462
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.03%

14)  Any additional information

-

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

A BODENHAM     01923 714745

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

     Date of Notification 15TH JANUARY 2003..................


Letter to: Senior PLC


Companies Act 1985 ('The Act') - Part VI

I hereby Inform you that as at 13 January 2003 Barclays PLC, through the
legal entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the
capital of your Company of 3.03%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered
holders (as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below.

The issued capital of 307,383,211 is the latest figure available to us.


Letter from:  Barclays PLC

                               LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

SENIOR                                            SEDOL: 0795823

As at 13 January 2003 Barclays PLC, through the legal entitles listed
below, had a notifiable interest in 9,310,462 ORD GBP0.10
representing 3.03 % of the issued share capital of 307,383,211 units

Legal Entity                          Holding             Percentage Held

Barclays Global Investors Ltd        7,927,911                     2.5792
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd      5,000                     0.0016
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd       1,247,551                     0.4059
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd        130,000                     0.0423

           Group Holding             9,310,462                     3.0290


                        REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT

SENIOR                                                    SEDOL: 0795823

As at 13 January 2003 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 9,310,462 ORD GBP0.10

Registered Holder                  Account Designation              Holding

ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA     ALMLUFTT                         106,986
ALSMCOTTL-16482-CHASE MANHATTA     ALSMCOTT                       2,161,597
ASTEXMTTL-21359-CHASE NOMINEES     ASTEXMTT                         267,294
ASTUKCTTL-16480-CHASE MANHATTA     ASTUKCTT                       2,993,310
Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                             130,000
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA     BLENTFUK                          76,563
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA     BLENTPUK                         281,583
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA     BLEQFDUK                          77,729
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA     BLEQPTUE                         553,873
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA     BLEQPTUK                         257,803
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA     BLUKINTT                       2,270,259
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA     CHATRKTT                         128,465
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225        00023000                           5,000

                                                   Total          9,310,462




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