Holding(s) in Company

Northgate PLC
14 August 2002


                      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

State Street Nominees Ltd.

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

6. Percentage of issued class

N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

Ordinary

10. Date of transaction




11. Date company informed

13th August 2002

12. Total holding following this notification

3,900,268

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.41%

14. Any additional information

Of the above interest 2,312,415 shares 3.80% are material interests

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr D Henderson
Tel: [phone]

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

Date of notification

14th August 2002


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