Holding in Company

Esporta PLC
26 April 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

ESPORTA PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

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.

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD

A/C 887711          -     1,446,936
    775245          -     1,760,272
    754612          -       450,000
    360509          -        66,750
    357206          -     5,829,161
    747381          -       158,000
    866203          -       151,000

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

145,246

8)   (0.1%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 25P

10)  Date of transaction

20 APRIL 2001

11)  Date company informed

25 APRIL 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

9,862,119
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.9%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

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 ..26 APRIL 2001.................