Holding in Company

Yule Catto & Co PLC
9 January 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.      Name of company

          * Yule Catto & Co 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

          * Non-beneficial holding

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

          * The Capital Group Companies Inc

5.      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

6.      Percentage of issued class

7.      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

8.      Percentage of issued class

9.      Class of security                             Ordinary shares of 10p

10.     Date of transaction                           5 January 2001

11.     Date company informed                         8 January 2001

12.     Total holding following this notification     4,170,358

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class      2.88%

14.     Any additional information

15.     Name of contact and telephone number for      Dianne Robinson
            queries
                                                      Assistant Company
                                                      Secretary

                                                      Tel : [phone]

16.     Date of notification                          9 January 2001