Holding in Company

SIG PLC
26 July 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

SIG PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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

AS 2 ABOVE


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
A/C 887711            867,027
A/C 775245            876,396
A/C 360509             77,423
A/C 357206          2,517,437
A/C 747381            114,793
A/C 363605            138,500
A/C 866203             89,000

                    4,680,576


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NONE


6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

50,000


8)   (0.0422%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

10P ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

24 JULY 2001


11)  Date company informed

26TH JULY 2001


12)  Total holding following this notification

4,680,576

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.9488%


14)  Any additional information

TOTAL ISSUED ORDINARY 10P SHARES OF SIG PLC IS
118,532,191


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MR S R. SWYNNERTON
SIG PLC
TEL: [phone]


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

     Date of Notification ..26/7/01