Holding in Company

FULLER, SMITH & TURNER PLC

                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

FULLER, SMITH & TURNER PLC

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

AEGON UK PLC GROUP OF COMPANIES

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

PER 2

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

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND TRUST BANK NOMINEES LIMITED    410,000
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                 25,000

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

435,000*

6)  (3%) of issued Class

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

A ORDINARY £1 SHARES

10) Date of transaction

7 OCTOBER 1999

11) Date company informed

12 OCTOBER 1999

12) Total holding following this notification

435,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3% 

14) Any additional information

*AEGON HAVE JUST ACQUIRED GUARDIAN, WHO FORMERLY HELD THE RBS HOLDING.  THIS
AMALGAMATED WITH THEIR CHASE HOLDING MAKES THEIR INTEREST NOTIFIABLE.

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MARIE GRACIE
0181 996 2073

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

    Date of Notification..12 OCTOBER 1999.......