Holding in Company

Leeds Group PLC
30 October 2000


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

LEEDS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

JOHAN CLAESSON

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

SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 
BENEFICIAL & NON BENEFICIAL HOLDINGS

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.

470,000

6)   ( 1.28% ) 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

26-10-2000

11)  Date company informed

27-10-2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

6,278,050
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

17.15%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MRS D H BOWLER
01943 876222

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

     Date of Notification .....30 OCTOBER 2000..


TO: LEEDS GROUP PLC - DATED 27 OCTOBER 2000

I would like to inform you that I yesterday bought 470,000 shares in Leedsgroup.

This makes my total holding including accounts which I manage but not own,
6,278,050 shares.

FROM: JOHAN CLAESSON