Holding in Company

Brainspark PLC
28 July 2000

                               Brainspark plc
                                      
        Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in Voting Shares

Brainspark has received the following letter from Prudential Portfolio
Managers Ltd.

                          PPM
                          Laurence Pountney Hill
                          London
                          EC4R 0HH


In compliance with Part VI of the above Act, as amended, I inform you that,
as a result of recent purchases, the notifiable interest of Prudential plc,
in the following class of voting share in your company is now as specified.


Colin Houghton
For and on behalf of Prudential plc



Current Holding - 4,350,514
Holding % - 3.53



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Brainspark plc  0207 843 6608
David Hart


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Martin Jackson / Charles Vivian