BIE Birse Grp.

RNS No 7504b
BIRSE GROUP PLC
21st October 1998

TO: BIRSE GROUP PLC

SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

We, National Westminster Bank 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 were interested, for the purposes of
   sections 208 and 209 of the Act, immediately after the time when the
   obligation arose, are shown 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 below.

4. The percentage quoted below is based on your issued ordinary share capital of
   192,389,534 as advised to us by Extel.

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

6. NatWest Asset Management Holdings Ltd, Asset Management Holdings Plc and
   Gartmore Investment Management Plc are interested in 28,598,961 shares.  Of
   this figure Gartmore Investment Ltd and National Westminster Life Assurance
   Ltd are interested in 25,798,961 shares and 8,055,961 shares respectively.
   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 below.

Schedule of registered holders for notification S198-L01/JCM/98769

Registered Holder                         Number of Shares      Percentage

BNY GIL Client A/C Nominees Ltd            9,673,000
Capital Strategy Fund Ltd                  1,000,000
Chase Nominees Ltd                        10,255,961
Fielding Nominees Ltd                         50,000
Finserve Nominees Ltd                         92,000
Indosuez Euro Small Comp.                    600,000
Midland Bank Trust Co                      5,470,000
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                         1,600,000

Total interest of National Westminster
Bank Plc                                  28,740,961               14.93

FROM: J C MELSON
      HEAD OF SHARE DISCLOSURE
      NATWEST GROUP

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