Holding in Company

Esporta PLC
4 January 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

ESPORTA PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PRUDENTIAL PLC

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 ABOVE

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

AS BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 25p SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

31 DECEMBER 2000

11)  Date company informed

4 JANUARY 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

5,836,370
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.51%

14)  Any additional information

NAME CHANGED FROM PRUDENTIAL PORTFOLIO MANAGERS TO M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
('MAGIM') FOLLOWING RE-ORGANISATION

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

VICTORIA PENRICE
0118 912 3505

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

     Date of Notification 4 JANUARY 2001.........


                 NOTIFIABLE POSITION REPORT FOR ESPORTA ORD GBP0.25

                         as at 29 December 2000

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 166,187,522
ORD GBP0.25 shares

                    Registered Holder            Holding      %

Prudential plc                                   5,836,370    3.51  Total
                                                                    Notifiable
                                                                    Interest
                 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI       174,700
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC  5,611,670                      
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC     50,000

The Prudential Assurance
Company Limited                                  5,836,370    3.51
                 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI       174,700
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC  5,611,670
                 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC     50,000