Holding in Company

Gleeson(M J)Group PLC
19 October 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

M J GLEESON GROUP PLC


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

NOBLE LOWNDES SETTLEMENT TRUSTEES LIMITED

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 TRUSTEES OF THE GLEESON GROUP EMPLOYEE'S SHARE OWNERSHIP SCHEME

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

AS 2 ABOVE

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

50,000

6) Percentage of issued class

(0.49%)

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8) Percentage of issued class



9) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES

10) Date of transaction

19/10/00

11) Date company informed

19/10/00

12) Total holding following this notification

840,823


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.23%

14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

E J LAWRIE

020 8644 4321

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

Date of notification ....19TH October.2000...