Holding in Company

Senior PLC
19 June 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

SENIOR PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC

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

SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE

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

SEE LETTER 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 SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

18 JUNE 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

15,847,900
                 
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.16%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Y. BARNES
01923 714 716

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

     Date of Notification .......19 JUNE 2001.................



As of 14 June 2001

Senior plc

                                                     Number of   Percent of
                                                        Shares  Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.('CG') holdings    15,847,900        5.16%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

- Capital Guardian Trust Company                    15,352,900        4.99%

- Capital International, Inc.                          495,000        0.16%


                                   Schedule A



                    Schedule of holdings in Senior plc
                              As of 14 June 2001

                       Capital Guardian Trust Company

Registered Name                                                  Local Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                        527,800

Chase Nominees Limited                                            10,426,200

Midland Bank plc                                                   3,585,100

Nortrust Nominees                                                    813,800

TOTAL                                                             15,352,900


                          Capital International, Inc.

Registered Name                                                  Local Shares

Chase Nominees Limited                                               495,000

TOTAL                                                                495,000

                                    Schedule B



Letter to Senior plc
Dated 14 June 2001

                              SECTION 198 NOTIFICATION
                              Notification of Decrease

This Notice is given by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its
affiliates, including Capital Guardian Trust Company and Capital International,
Inc., pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985.

The interest in the relevant share capital indicated below arises by virtue of
holdings attributed to the Companies (see Schedule A).  These holdings form part
of funds managed on behalf of investment clients by the Companies.

Share capital to which this relates:

Ordinary Shares (307,380,913 shares outstanding)

Number of shares in which the Companies have an interest:

15,847,900

Name(s) of registered holder(s):

See Schedule B


Letter from The Capital Group Companies, Inc.