Holding(s) in Company

Anite Group PLC
31 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company



     Anite Group plc



2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest



     Barclays PLC through the legal entities listed in (4) below.


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






Legal Entity                                                                         Holding

Barclays Capital Securities Limited                                                  1,664
Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited                                              1,259,323
Barclays Global Investors N.A.                                                       793,077
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking Company Limited                      45,534
Barclays Global Investors Limited                                                    9,610,633
Barclays Private Bank Limited                                                        4,770

Total                                                                                11,715,001




5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


Not disclosed


6)   Percentage of issued class

Not disclosed


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Not disclosed

8)   Percentage of issued class

Not disclosed

9)   Class of security

10p Ordinary shares

10)  Date of transaction

Not disclosed

11)  Date company informed

31 October 2002


12)  Total holding following this notification

11,715,001

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.47%

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

Company Secretary

     Date of notification 31 October 2002





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