RNS Number:5006Q
BTG PLC
3 October 2003

BTG PLC : NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

London, UK, 3 October 2003: BTG plc (LSE: BGC), today received notification in 
accordance with Sections 198-202 of the Companies Act 1985, that Prudential plc 
and certain of its subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest of 3,509,742 
Ordinary Shares of BTG plc being 3.33% of the issued share capital.

The schedule of holdings is shown below.



                Notifiable Position Report for BTG ORD GBP0.10
                          as at 01 October 2003

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share 
capital of 105,336,296 GBP0.10 shares.

                   Registered Holder               Holding       %
Prudential Plc                                   3,509,742     3.33   Total 
                                                                      Notifiable
                                                                      Interest
                   MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT            17,453
                   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC 3,454,289
                   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC    38,000

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited         3,492,289     3.31 

                   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PAC AC 3,454,289
                   PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PPL AC    38,000

                   
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