Holding in Company

Allen PLC
11 June 2001


Letter to: Allen PLC

Companies Act 1985 (as amended):
Disclosure of Interests in Shares

In accordance with Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) (the 'Act'),
we write to inform you that Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary
companies have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital of your company
as detailed in the schedule below.

For the purposes of $210 of the Act, the address for those companies identified
in the schedule below is Laurence Pountney Hill London EC4R 0HH.

Letter from: M&G Investment Management Limited


                 
               Notifiable Position Report for ALLEN ORD GBP0.05

                              as at 08 June 2001

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 41,535,835
ORD GBP0.05 shares

                Registered Holder               Holding     %

Prudential plc                                  5,883,053  14.16  Total 
                                                                  Notifiable 
                                                                  Interest
               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGG       2,872,040  
               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD RIT         627,143
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC  2,344,395
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     39,475


M&G Group Limited                               5,883,053  14.16
               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGG       2,872,040  
               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD RIT         627,143
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC  2,344,395
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     39,475


M&G Investment Management Limited               5,883,053  14.16
               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGG       2,872,040  
               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD RIT         627,143
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC  2,344,395
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     39,475


M&G Limited                                     5,883,053  14.16
               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGG       2,872,040  
               CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD RIT         627,143
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC  2,344,395
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     39,475


 
                Notifiable Position Report for ALLEN ORD GBP0.05

                              as at 08 June 2001

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 41,535,835
ORD GBP0.05 shares

                Registered Holder               Holding      %

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited        2,383,870   5.73
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC  2,344,395
               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC     39,473