Holding in Company

Northgate PLC
24 August 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     NORTHGATE 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

     IN RESPECT OF 2 ABOVE

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

     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 2,032,673
     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL AC 83,605

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class    

     N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     24 AUGUST 2000

11)  Date company informed

     24 AUGUST 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     2,116,278
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.48%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     DAVID HENDERSON
     GROUP SECRETARY
     01325 467558

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification   
     
     SJ SMITH
     GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR

     Date of Notification ....24TH AUGUST 2000...........