BIE Birse Grp.

RNS No 4495f
BIRSE GROUP PLC
10th August 1998 

To:    The Company Secretary
       Birse Group PLC

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

We, National Westminster Bank Plc, on behalf of:

National Westminster Life Assurance 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 identity 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 191,773,294 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 30,240,961 shares.  Of this
figure NatWest Asset Management Holdings Ltd, Asset Management Holdings Plc and
Gartmore Investment Management Plc are interested in 30,098,961 shares.  Of both
of these figures Gartmore Investment Ltd is interested in 27,298,961 shares.
None of these companies have come under a further obligation to make a
disclosure as defined under Section 199 of the Act.  National Westminster Life
Assurance Ltd's interest is included in these figures.

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

Schedule of registered holders for notification S198-L01/JCM/98606

Registered Holder                             Number of Shares   Percentage

Chase Nominees Ltd                                9,375,961 

Total interest of National Westminster Life 
  Assurance Ltd                                   9,375,961        4.88  

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