RNS No 8383x
HODDER HEADLINE PLC
11th Septmber 1998


LETTER TO: HODDER HEADLINE PLC
           8th September 1998

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

In accordance with the provisions of the above Section, on behalf of the Zurich
Financial Services Group and Zurich Allied AG, both of Switzerland, and Allied
Zurich Plc, we would inform you of a notifiable interest in the shares in your
Company, which are held as detailed on the schedule below.

FROM: THREADNEEDLE INVESTMENT MANAGEERS


                    HODDER HEADLINE PLC

          Registered Owner                        Ordinary 10p shares

          Littledown Nominees Ltd  A/C 07203                 472,200
          Littledown Nominees Ltd  A/C 05577                  65,000
          Littledown Nominees Ltd  A/C 05576                 995,000
          Littledown Nominees Ltd  A/C 07200                 187,350
          Littledown Nominees Ltd  A/C 07197                 232,630

          Total                                            1,952,180


Notes:

Littledown Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: Allied
Dunbar Assurance plc, Allied Dunbar Staff Pension Plan Trustees Ltd: Eagle Star
Insurance Company Ltd, Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Ltd, Eagle Star Pension
Trustee Ltd; Eagle Star Reinsurance Company Ltd; Sceptre Trust Ltd; Home &
Overseas Insurance Company Ltd; Threadneedle Pension Fund Manager Ltd; and Chase
Manhattan trustees Ltd, the Trustee for Eagle Star Unit Manager Ltd and the
Depositary to Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC.

ZFS is Zurich Financial Services, a company incorporated in Switzerland.

This notification is made on behalf of:

Allied Dunbar Assurance plc;

Eagle Star Insurance Company Ltd, Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Ltd and
Eagle Star Holdings PLC;

Threadneedle Investment Manager Ltd, Threadneedle Pension Fund Managers Ltd and
Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd;

Zurich Financial Services Ltd, Allied Zurich plc and Zurich Allied AG, the
intermediate and ultimate holding companies of the aforementioned companies.

The shares could be available for lending and this could lead to a short term
re-registration.


END

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