Holding in Company

Esporta PLC
20 December 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ESPORTA PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     DUKE STREET CAPITAL LEISURE INVESTMENTS LTD


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.

     TEAWOOD NOMINEES                         NIL

     BANK OF SCOTLAND BRANCHES LTD      6,176,813


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

     ORDINARY 25P SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     19/12/01


11)  Date company informed

     20/12/01


12)  Total holding following this notification

     6,176,813

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.72%


14)  Any additional information

     TRANSFER BETWEEN NOMINEE ACCOUNTS


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     VICTORIA PENRICE
     0118 912 3506



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


     Date of Notification   20 DECEMBER 2001