Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2003C
Alexon Group PLC
8 October 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

ALEXON GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL & GENERAL 

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

7/10/02

12)  Total holding following this notification

1,891,849
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.07%

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 ....8 OCTOBER 2002...............






LETTER TO: ALEXON GROUP PLC

LETTER DATED 3 OCTOBER 2002


Companies Act 1985 - Disclosure of Interest in shares

Consequent upon a transfer into management of 56,658 shares on the 02 October
2002, we now hold the following number of shares which are not subject to a
concert party and will be registered as follows:

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245           138,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509            43,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206         1,575,849
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381            90,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Lid A/c 866203            45,000
 
                                                        1,891,849       3.07%

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued
share capital is 61,534,909.


LETTER FROM: LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
 



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