RNS Number:6190N
Acal PLC
16 July 2003

Acal plc (the "Company") received notice on 14 July 2003 that, for the purposes
of Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) Prudential plc and certain of
its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in the issued share capital
of the Company as detailed below.




Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 26,278,215 ordinary shares of 5 pence each



                      Registered Holder                             Holding          %
Prudential plc                                                    3,079,052      11.71 Total Notifiable Interest
                      CHASE NOMS LTD                                 14,000
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)                 193,973
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                  1,650,000
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF                    390,576
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                      4,503
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               812,000
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                14,000


                      Registered Holder                             Holding          %
M&G Group Limited                                                 3,079,052      11.71
                      CHASE NOMS LTD                                 14,000
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)                 193,973
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                  1,650,000
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF                    390,576
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                      4,503
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               812,000
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                14,000


                      Registered Holder                             Holding          %
M&G Investment Management Limited                                 3,074,549      11.69
                      CHASE NOMS LTD                                 14,000
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)                 193,973
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                  1,650,000
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF                    390,576
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               812,000
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                14,000






                      Registered Holder                             Holding           %
M&G Limited                                                       3,079,052       11.71
                      CHASE NOMS LTD                                 14,000
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)                 193,973
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGB                  1,650,000
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF                    390,576
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                      4,503
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               812,000
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                14,000






                    Registered Holder                             Holding            %
The Prudential                                                    826,000         3.14
Assurance Company
Limited
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC               812,000
                    PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                14,000




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