Holding in Company

Throgmorton Trust PLC
4 September 2001



1.    Name of Company:                     The Throgmorton Trust PLC

2.    Name of shareholder                  Electricity Supply Pension Scheme
      having a major interest:


3.    Please state whether notification    In respect of shareholder in (2)
      indicates that it is in respect of   above
      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


3     Name of the registered               BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited, account
      holder(s) and, if more               ESPSBEB
      than one holder, the
      number of shares held
      by each of them:

4.    Number of shares acquired:           N/A

5.    Percentage of issued class acquired: N/A

6.    Number of shares disposed:           N/A

7.    Percentage of issued class           N/A

      Disposed:

8.    Class of security:                   Ordinary 5p shares

9.    Date of transaction:                 N/A

10.   Date company informed:               4 September 2001

11.   Total holding following              7,340,060

      this notification:

12.   Total percentage holding             3.07%

      of issued class following

      this notification:

13.   Any additional Information:

14.   Name of contact and                  Christopher Wise
      telephone number for                 020 7330 6680
      queries:

15.   Name of authorised company official  Christopher Wise
      responsible for making this
      notification:


16.   Date of Notification:                4 September 2001