Holding in Company

Acal PLC
8 January 2002






Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

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1     Name of company: Acal plc

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2     Name of shareholder having a major interest: 3i Group plc



3     Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding 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:

Beneficial interest

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

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited

 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

Not disclosed

6     Percentage of issued class:

Not disclosed

7     Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

Not disclosed

8     Percentage of issued class:

Not disclosed

9     Class of security: Ordinary Shares of 5p each

10     Date of transaction:

Not disclosed

11     Date company informed: 7 January 2002

12     Total holding following this notification: 958,424

13     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.68%

14     Contact name for queries: John Pomeroy

15     Contact telephone number: 01483 544500

16     Name of company official responsible for making notification: John
Pomeroy

17     Date of notification: 8 January 2002

Additional information:

Total 3i holding 1,412,765 Ordinary Shares of 5p each, representing
approximately 5.42% of the Company's issued share capital