Moorfield Group PLC - Holding in Company

RNS Number:0541N
Moorfield Group PLC
29 June 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     MOORFIELD GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     ROYAL AND SUN ALLIANCE INSURANCE GROUP 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

     BENEFICIAL

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

      AS 2 ABOVE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      -

6)   (  -  %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      -

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

      -

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY

10)  Date of transaction

      26.6.2000

11)  Date company informed

      28.6.2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

      17,685,529
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      11.08%

14)  Any additional information

      NO TRANSACTION TOOK PLACE DUE TO A REDUCTION IN ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      C BROOKER
      0207 399 1904

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

                          T.R.L. SANDERSON

     Date of Notification    29/6/2000



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     MOORFIELD GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

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.

      AS 2

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      3,750,000

6)   ( 2.35% ) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      -

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

      -

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY

10)  Date of transaction

      26.6.2000

11)  Date company informed

      28.6.2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

      29,141,365
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      18.26%

14)  Any additional information

      MOORFIELD ACQUIRED 16,652,191 OF OWN SHARES ON 26.6.2000
      NEW ISSUED CAPITAL = 159,573,177 SHARES

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      C BROOKER
      0207 399 1904

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

                          T.R.L. SANDERSON

     Date of Notification    29/6/2000


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