BIE Birse Grp.

RNS No 2129n
BIRSE GROUP PLC
1st December 1997

To:    The Company Secretary
       Birse Group PLC

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

We, National Westminster Bank Plc, on behalf of:

Gartmore Investment Ltd

write to advise you pursuant to Section 198 of the Companies Act 1985 (the Act)
that:

1.  This notification relates to the ordinary 10p share capital of Birse Group
plc.

2.  The number of shares in which we know the aforementioned company was
interested, for the purposes of sections 208 and 209 of the Act, immediately
after the time when the obligation arose, is shown on the schedule below.

3.  The identities of the registered holders of these shares and the number of
shares held by each holder, so far as is known to us at the date of this
notification, are shown on the schedule.

4.  The percentage quoted on the schedule is based on your issued ordinary share
capital of 191,262,223 as advised to us by Extel.

5.  None of the shares on the schedule relates to interests as mentioned in
Section 208 (5) of the Act.

6.  National Westminster Bank Plc is interested in 31,046,961 shares.  Of this
figure NatWest Markets Asset Management Holdings Ltd, Asset Management Holdings
Plc and Gartmore Investment Management Plc are interested in 30,698,961 shares.
None of these companies have come under a further obligation to make a
disclosure as defined under Section 199 of the Act.   Gartmore Investment Ltd's
interest in 27,898,961 shares is also included in these figures.

From:  J.C. Melson
       Head of Share Disclosure
       NatWest Group

Schedule of registered holders for notification S198-L01/JCM/97902

Registered Holder                             Number of Shares   Percentage

Capital Strategy Fund Ltd                         1,000,000
Chase Nominees Ltd                               11,825,961
County NatWest Investment Nominees Ltd            4,250,000
GIL Nominees Ltd                                    623,000
Indosuez Euro Small Comp. A/c 5540  61600           600,000
Midland Bank Trust Co                             5,650,000
Royal Bank of Scotland Edinburgh Nominees Ltd     1,600,000
Vidacos Nominees Ltd                                350,000

Total interest of Gartmore Investment Ltd        25,898,961          13.54

END

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