BIE Birse Grp.

RNS No 7891b
BIRSE GROUP PLC
11th June 1998



To:  The Company Secretary
     Birse Group Plc

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

We, National Westminster Bank Plc, for ourselves and on behalf of:

        NatWest Asset Management Holdings Ltd
        Asset Management Holdings Plc
and     Gartmore Investment Management Plc

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 we and the aforementioned companies
   were interested, for the purposes of sections 208 and 209 of the Act,
   immediately after the time when the obligation arose, are 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 below.

4. The percentages quoted on the schedule below are based on your issued
   ordinary share capital of 191,773,294, as advised to us by Extel.

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

6. Gartmore Investment Ltd is interested in 27,898,961 shares. Of this figure
   National Westminster Life Assurance Ltd is interested in 9,625,961 shares.
   None of these companies have come under a further obligation to make a
   disclosure as defined under Section 199 of the Act. These interests are
   included on the schedule below.

From:  
J C Melson
Head of Share Disclosure


SCHEDULE OF REGISTERED HOLDERS FOR NOTIFICATION S198-L01/JCM/98452

Registered Holder                                Number of Shares Percentage

BNY GIL Client A/C Nominees Ltd                  4,800,000
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.                          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 Management Plc
                  Asset Management Holdings Plc
                  NatWest Asset Management 
                  Holdings Ltd                   30,698,961         16.00

Fielding Nominees Ltd                                50,000
Finserve Nominees Ltd                                92,000

Total interest of National Westminster Bank Plc  30,840,961         16.08


END


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