Holding in Company

Northgate PLC
18 January 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

NORTHGATE PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LTD


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

SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LTD


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

SEE LIST BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

ORDINARY


10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

16.01.01


12)  Total holding following this notification


2,416,491               

              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.976


14)  Any additional information

HOLDING IN 12 ABOVE REPRESENTS MATERIAL INTERESTS ONLY


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MR D HENDERSON     01325 467558

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

     Date of Notification ..17.1.2001..................



HILL SAMUEL ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD AND SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
                          NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN SHARES

         Movement of 3% Aggregated Holdings - Material Stock Interests


                                                           15 January 2001

SEDOL  
Number                                                          
0377544

Company    Stock        Amount  Group    Fund   Registered              Interest
Name       Description          Company  Code   Holder

NORTHGATE  ORD GBP0.05  
                        421,601 HSAM     AA1AA  State Street Nominees   Material
                                                Limited A/c XYB2
                        249,395 HSAM     ALEQI  State Street Nominees   Material
                                                Limited A/c W32L 
                        446,387 HSAM     APEQU  State Street Nominees   Material
                                                Limited A/c W33H
                        249,937 HSAM     BH2AA  State Street Nominees   Material
                                                Limited A/c XBJ2
                        238,241 HSAM     GPS    State Street Nominees   Material
                                                Limited A/c XBY4
                        197,930 HSAM     TSLTM  State Street Nominees   Material
                                                Limited a/c XBK6
                         79,077 SWIM     N01    RBSTB Nominees Ltd      Material
                                                A/c SW
                        533,923 SWIM     W04    RBSTB Nominees Ltd      Material
                                                A/c SW