Holding in Company

Anglian Group PLC
9 March 2001


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
Anglian Group 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:
N/A

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC; 2,800,000

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
1,014,000

8   Percentage of issued class:
1.57%

9   Class of security:
Ordinary Shares of 6.25p each

10  Date of transaction:
Not Known

11  Date company informed:
8.3.2001

12  Total holding following this notification:
2,800,000

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
4.34%

14  Contact name for queries:
Mr R J Tomson

15 Contact telephone number:
01603 787000

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mr R J Tomson

17  Date of notification:
7.3.2001



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