Holding(s) in Company

Grainger Trust PLC
9 September 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

GRAINGER TRUST PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

AVIVA 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

NO- SHARES HELD THROUGH MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LTD (SUBSIDIARY OF AVIVA PLC)

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

                                                       NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LTD                                229,008
CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES LTD                                   345,747
CUIM NOMINEE LTD                                              182,779
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                                              4,432

                                                              761,966       

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

36142

6)   (0.15%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

5/9/02

11)  Date company informed

9/9/02

12)  Total holding following this notification

761,966
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.09%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

G J DAVIES
OR           0191 261 1819
M P WINDLE

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

     Date of Notification ...9 SEPTEMBER 2002............




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