Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2876A
Alexon Group PLC
22 August 2002


                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ALEXON GROUP PLC 

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS 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



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

     ORD 10p SHARES 

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     22/08/02 

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,976,230
                
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 

     3.21%

14)  Any additional information 



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries 

     R PIGGOTT
     01582-723131 

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

     Date of Notification  22 AUGUST 2002 



LETTER TO ALEXON GROUP PLC - DATED 19 AUGUST 2002 

Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI

I hereby inform you that as at 16 August 2002 Barclays PLC, through the legal
entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the capital 
of your Company of 3.21%. 

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below.

The issued capital of 61534909 is the latest figure available to us.  

LETTER FROM:  GEOFF SMITH, MANAGER, SECRETARIAL SERVICES, BARCLAYS PLC


                             LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

ALEXON GROUP                                                 SEDOL: 0844402 

As at 16 August 2002 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had
a notifiable interest in 1976230 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.21% of the issued 
share capital of 61534909 units.


Legal Entity                                        Holding     Percentage Held   
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                      223,996              0.3640  
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                     1,752,234              2.8475
                                 Group Holding    1,976,230              3.2115



                           REGISTERED HOLDERS REPORT

ALEXON GROUP                                                 SEDOL: 0844402 

As at 16 August 2002 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had
a notifiable interest in 1976230 ORD GBP0.10 representing 3.21% of the issued 
share capital of 61534909 units.

Registered Holder                    Account Designation        Holding 

ALMLUFTTL-18409-CHASE MANHATTA       ALMLUFTT                    21,238  
ALSMCOTTL-16482-CHASE MANHATTA       ALSMCOTT                   607,143 
ASTUKCTTL-16480-CHASE MANHATTA       ASTUKCTT                   563,596  
BLENTFUKQ-16344-CHASE MANHATTA       BLENTFUK                    24,951  
BLENTPUKQ-16345-CHASE MANHATTA       BLENTPUK                    47,948  
BLEQFDUKQ-16331-CHASE MANHATTA       BLEQFDUK                     7,458  
BLEQPTUEA-16341-CHASE MANHATTA       BLEQPTUE                    90,441  
BLEQPTUKQ-16341-CHASE MANHATTA       BLEQPTUK                    53,198  
BLUKINTTL-16400-CHASE MANHATTA       BLUKINTT                   547,409  
CHATRKTTL-16376-CHASE MANHATTA       CHATRKTT                    12,848
                                                     Total    1,976,230 
                      

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