PRU Prudential PLC

RNS Number:6375N
Belhaven Group plc
16 July 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.   Name of company

      The Belhaven Group plc

2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Prudential plc and certain of its subsidiary companies

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.

     As above

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

     1,005,272 - PRUCLT  HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

         189,783 - PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC

5.   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     104,783

6.   Percentage of issued class

     0.36%

7.   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     127,000

8.   Percentage of issued class

     0.43%

9.   Class of security

     Ordinary shares

10.  Date of transaction

     Not disclosed

11.  Date company informed

     15th July 2003 and 16th July 2003

12.  Total holding following this notification

     1,195,055 shares

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.1%

14.  Any additional information



15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     David Morrison 01368 862734

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

     David Morrison,  Finance Director

Date of notification:   16th July 2003




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