Holding in Company

Throgmorton Trust PLC
29 January 2001


1.    Name of Company:                   The Throgmorton Trust PLC

2.    Name of shareholder                Prudential plc

      having a major interest:

3     Name of the registered             PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM

      holder(s) and, if more             (UK) PAC AC - 15,000,000

      than one holder, the               PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC -
                                         120,000
      number of shares held

      by each of them:

4.    Number of shares acquired:         N/A

5.    Percentage of issued class         N/A
      acquired:

6.    Number of shares disposed:         4,000,000

7.    Percentage of issued class         1.63%

      Disposed:

8.    Class of security:                 Ordinary 5p shares

9.    Date of transaction:               Not disclosed

10.   Date company informed:             29 January 2001

11.   Total holding following            15,120,000

      this notification:

12.   Total percentage holding           6.16%

      of issued class following

      this notification:

13.   Any additional

      Information:

14.   Name of contact and                Chris Wise

      telephone number for               020 7330 6680

      queries:

15.   Date of Notification:              29 January 2001