Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:4016K
Hartford Group PLC
25 April 2003



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     HARTFORD GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     MARLBOROUGH FUND MANAGERS 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.

      HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (BENEFICIAL HOLDER
      MARLBOROUGH SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND)

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

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

      

11)  Date company informed

      22 APRIL 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

      25,000,000
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      4.58%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      GARY CLARENCE
      0207 597 5197

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

     Date of Notification ....25/4/2003.....



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