Holding in Company

Anite Group PLC
7 December 2000


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 1. Name of company

Anite 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

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

Chase Noms Ltd     82,000

Chase Noms Ltd A/C 14922     1,411,132

Clydesdale BK (H.Off) Noms Ltd     1,385,563

Clydesdale BK Noms Ltd MGA     2,600,000

Clydesdale BK Noms Ltd MGC     4,813,674

Clydesdale BK Noms Ltd MGT     15,800

M&G (Lombard St) Noms     500,000

M&G (Lombard St) Noms AA     981,644

M&G (Lombard St) Noms B     1,234,995

M&G (Lombard St) Noms G     395,563

Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PAC AC     17,591,547

Pruclt HSBC GIS Nom(UK) PPL AC     42,000



5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired



6) Percentage of issued class



7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8) Percentage of issued class



9) Class of security

10p Ordinary



10) Date of transaction



11) Date company informed

7 December 2000



12) Total holding following this notification

31,053,918


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.63%



14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Vivienne Hemming 0118 945 0126



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

Vivienne Hemming

Date of notification 7 December 2000