Holding(s) in Company

Northgate PLC
12 April 2002

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

NORTHGATE PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL & GENERAL

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

LEGAL & GENERAL

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

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY
NOMINEE (UK) LTD

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

312,500

8)   (0.5%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY

10)  Date of transaction

09.04.02

11)  Date company informed

12.04.02

12)  Total holding following this notification

1,750,387
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.9

14)  Any additional information



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 .........   12 APRIL 2002 ...............






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