Holding in Company

Allen PLC
25 October 2000

Letter to Allen plc

Further to our letter of 14 September 2000, and in accordance with Sections
198-202 of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), we write, on behalf of Deutsche
Bank AG, Frankfurt ('DBAG') our parent company, to inform you that, on the basis
that the relevant issued share capital of your company is 41,535,835 ordinary
shares, Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies has a notifiable interest
in the shares of 12.53%.  The total interest is in 5,206,349 shares registered
in the names and in the amounts as set out in the Schedule below.

The holdings, other than the 5 shares registered in the name of Morgan Grenfell
& Co. Limited a/c Library are held on behalf of a number of clients whose
portfolios are managed on a discretionary basis by companies within the Group
acting as Fund Managers.

If you require any further information concerning this notification please
contact David Lindsay or Cheryl Slater in the London Compliance Department of
Deutsche Bank AG.


SCHEDULE
                               ALLEN PLC
                         ORDINARY 5P SHARES

Registered Holders                    No of Shares

Library                                          5
Morgan Nominees Limited                  1,143,251
Morgan Nominees Limited D131             2,752,097
MSS Nominees                               109,600
RBSTB Nominees                           1,201,396

TOTAL                                    5,206,349

Letter from  Deutsche Bank AG