Holding in Company

Throgmorton Trust PLC
13 December 2001


1.  Name of Company:                                      The Throgmorton Trust
                                                          PLC

2.  Name of shareholder                                   Legal & General
                                                          Investment Management
    having a major interest:                              Limited

3.  Please state whether notification indicates that it   In respect of funds
    is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in  managed by
    2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or shareholder in (2)
    in the case of an individual holder if it is a        above
    holding of that person's spouse or children under the
    age of 18

3   Name of the registered                                HSBC Global Custody
                                                          Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
    holder(s) and, if more                                886603 - 600,000

    than one holder, the                                  HSBC Global Custody
                                                          Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
    number of shares held                                 775245 - 1,496,039

    by each of them:                                      HSBC Global Custody
                                                          Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
                                                          360509 - 250,000

                                                          HSBC Global Custody
                                                          Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
                                                          357206 - 6,915,856

                                                          HSBC Global Custody
                                                          Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
                                                          - 747381 - 349,920

                                                          HSBC Global Custody
                                                          Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c
                                                          866203 - 197,000

4.  Number of shares acquired:                            915,500

5.  Percentage of issued class acquired:                  0.39%

6.  Number of shares disposed:                            Nil

7.  Percentage of issued class                            Nil

    Disposed:

8.  Class of security:                                    5p Ordinary shares

9.  Date of transaction:                                  11 December 2001

10. Date company informed:                                13 December 2001

11. Total holding following                               9,808,815

    this notification:

12. Total percentage holding                              4.13%

    of issued class following

    this notification:

13. Any additional Information:

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

15. Date of Notification:                                 13 December 2001