Director Shareholding

CGNU PLC
19 April 2002



Notification of change in Directors' Interests

The undernoted directors have increased their interests in the ordinary share
capital of CGNU plc following the award of shares under the Free Shares element
of the Company's Share Incentive Plan. Details of the awards are as follows;


Award date:     18 April 2002

Price:          774p


Director                    Share Award

R J Harvey                  387

M N Biggs                   387

P J Snowball                387

P G Scott                   387

P J Twyman                  387

A B Wyand                   387


R A Whitaker

Group Company Secretary

19 April 2002

Queries:

Andy Hodges

Manager - Share Schemes / Share Registration

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