Holding in Company

Yule Catto & Co PLC
13 September 2000


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     YULE CATTO & CO PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     PRUDENTIAL 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

     NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDING

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     PRUDENTIAL CLIENT HSBC GIS NOMINEE (UK) LTD

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

10)  Date of transaction

     13 SEPTEMBER 2000

11)  Date company informed

     13 SEPTEMBER 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     7,371,619
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.93%

14)  Any additional information

     SEE BELOW

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
 
     DIANNE ROBINSON
     TEL:   [phone]

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

     Date of Notification .. 13 SEPTEMBER 2000........................



                              NOTIFIABLES               
CLRR3060                  Position Report          
DOWLBRT
          SEDOL:  0988742   Client Fund Reporting Group : PPMB

                   Shares in Issue Registered Holder Current Holding Holding
                                                                           %
YULE CATTO & CO
0988742 ORD GBP0.10    149,256,811 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM 
                                     (UK) PAC AC            6,853,619 
                                   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM
                                     (UK) PHL AC              518,000

                       149,256,811                          7,371,619     4.93