Holding in Company

Aukett Associates PLC
8 December 2000


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

AUKETT ASSOCIATES PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

GERALD DEIGHTON


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

NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF THE HOLDINGS OF GERALD DEIGHTON


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

RATHBONE TRUST COMPANY SA


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

250,000


8)   (0.35%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 1P SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

NOT KNOWN


11)  Date company informed

8/12/00


12)  Total holding following this notification

2,000,000

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.77%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

SUSAN FRANCOMBE
020 7924 8868


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

     Date of Notification      8 DECEMBER 2000