BIE Birse Grp.

RNS No 6099a
BIRSE GROUP PLC
13th August 1998



LETTER TO:  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, 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 percentage quoted on the schedule below 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 below relates to interests as mentioned
in Section 208 (5) of the Act.

6. National Westminster Bank Plc is interested in 29,490,961 shares. Of this
figure NatWest Asset Management Holdings Ltd, Asset Management Holdings Plc and
Gartmore Investment Management Plc are interested in 29,348,961 shares. Gartmore
Investment Ltd's interest is included in these figures. Of both of these figures
National Westminster Life Assurance Ltd is interested in 8,625,961 shares.
National Westminster Bank Plc, NatWest Asset Management Holdings Ltd, Asset
Management Holdings Plc, Gartmore Investment Management Plc and National
Westminster Life Assurance Ltd have not come under a further obligation to make
a disclosure as defined under Section 199 of the Act.

LETTE FROM:  J C Melson
             Head of Share Disclosure


SCHEDULE OF REGISTERED HOLDERS FOR NOTIFICATION S198-L01/JCM/98617

Registered Holder                              Number of Shares   Percentage

BNY GIL Client A/C Nominees Ltd                   6,250,000
Capital Strategy Fund Ltd                         1,000,000
Chase Nominees Ltd                               10,825,961
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

Total interest of Gartmore Investment Ltd        26,548,961         13.84


END

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