Holding in Company

Brown (N.) Group PLC
1 December 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

N BROWN GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

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

AS IN 2 ABOVE

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

CLYDESDALE BANK (HO) NOMINEES LTD,       2,207,611
GRACECHURCH NOMINEES,                       59,600
RBS TRUST BANK,                            484,350
NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD,                     895,020
CHASE NOMINEES LTD,                      2,193,700
BANKERS TRUST,                           1,523,142
MSS NOMINEES LTD,                          124,900
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD,                   47,200
CITIBANK,                                  224,180
HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEE (UK) LTD,     309,700
BANKERS TRUST,                             145,000
CITIBANK,                                   65,520
NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD,                     617,600
RBS TRUST BANK,                          3,147,288
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD,                  233,808
CHASE NOMINEES LTD,                        946,100
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE,                   538,400
NORTHERN TRUST,                            206,400
MSS NOMINEES LTD,                           86,100
STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD,                 313,000


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

10p ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

NOT DISCLOSED

11)  Date company informed

30.11.00

12)  Total holding following this notification

14,368,619 SHARES
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.91%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

P GRUNDY
COMPANY SECRETARY
0161 238 2334

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

     Date of Notification...1 DECEMBER 2000............................