Holding in Company

Gleeson(M J)Group PLC
26 September 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:
PRUDENTIAL 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:
AS IN 2 ABOVE

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
AS IN 2 ABOVE

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
  - 

6   Percentage of issued class:
    -

7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
79,473

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.78%

9   Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES

10  Date of transaction:
NOT ADVISED

11  Date company informed:
25/9/2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
400,000

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.91%

14  Contact name for queries:
E J LAWRIE

15 Contact telephone number:
020 8644 4321

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
WAYNE SLYFIELD

17  Date of notification:
26/9/2000



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