BIE Birse Grp.

RNS No 6824Q
BIRSE GROUP PLC
10th November 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
and 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 192,389,534 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 Life Assurance Ltd is interested in 5,625,961
shares and therefore no longer has a notifiable interest (within the meaning of
Section 199(2) of the Act) in shares comprised in the share capital.

7.  National Westminster Bank Plc are interested in 25,540,961 shares.  Of this
figure NatWest Asset Management Holdings Ltd, Asset Management Holdings Plc and
Gartmore Investment Management Plc are interested in 25,398,961 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
attached schedule.               

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

Schedule of registered holders for notification S198-L01/JCM/98788

Registered Holder                             Number of Shares   Percentage

BNY GIL Client A/C Nominees Ltd                   6,873,000
Capital Strategy Fund Ltd                         1,000,000
Chase Nominees Ltd                                7,825,961
Indosuez Euro Small Comp.                           600,000
Midland Bank Trust Co                             4,700,000
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                1,600,000

Total interest of Gartmore Investment Ltd        22,598,961          11.74

END


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