Worthington Group - Holding in Company

RNS No 2550j
WORTHINGTON GROUP PLC


                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

WORTHINGTON GROUP PLC

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

HENDERSONS INVESTORS LIMITED

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

2,271,600 SHARES ARE BENEFICIALLY HELD BY HENDERSONS SMALLER COMPANIES
INVESTMENT TRUST.  THE REST HELD BY DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS.

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

PUDDLE DOCK NOMINEES   2,271,600
REMAINDER HELD BY OTHER NOMINEES

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NIL

6)  Percentage of issued Class

NIL

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

664,800

8)  (1.26%) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p

10) Date of transaction

10-05-99

11) Date company informed

14-05-99

12) Total holding following this notification

3,825,761

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

7.30%

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

SUSAN M HENDERSON    0181 459 9000

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

    SUSAN MARGARET HENDERSON

    Date of Notification.......14-05-99.........


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