Holding in Company

Yule Catto & Co PLC
19 March 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

          * Prudential plc

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

          * Prudential plc

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                           16 March 2001

11.     Date company informed                         19 March 2001

12.     Total holding following this notification     7,240,000

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class      4.99%

14.     Any additional information

15.     Name of contact and telephone number for      Dianne Robinson
            queries
                                                      Assistant Company
                                                      Secretary
                                                      Tel : [phone]

16.     Date of notification                          19 March 2001