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Barlo Group PLC
24 October 2003


Barlo Group plc

24th October 2003

Re: Holding in Company


A letter from Bank of Ireland Securities Services Limited dated 24th October
2003 to the Irish Stock Exchange, received by the Irish Stock Exchange on the
24th October 2003.

In Compliance with Section 91 of the Companies Act 1990, we hereby notify you
that, as at 23-Oct-2003, holdings on behalf of clients in our nominee name (Bank
of Ireland Nominees Limited), in the following listed companies on the Irish
Stock Exchange, have crossed the specified thresholds as laid out below.


Stock Name                Issued Share     Current Holding      Current %Holding     Threshold %Crossed
                          Capital

Barlo Group Ord EURO.125  175,051,863      43,672,603           24%                  25%



Risk & Compliance Unit
Bank of Ireland Securities Services



This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
                           The Irish Stock Exchange.



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