BIE Birse Grp.

RNS No 2630j
BIRSE GROUP PLC
26th November 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 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 percentage quoted on the schedule below 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 below relates to interests as mentioned in
Section 208 (5) of the Act.

6. National Westminster Bank Plc are interested in 24,040,961 shares. Of this
figure NatWest Asset Management Holdings Ltd, Asset Management Holdings Plc and
Gartmore Investment Management Plc are interested in 23,898,961 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.


Letter from :Head of Share Disclosure
             NatWest Group

Schedule of registered holders for notification S198-L01/JCM/98803

Registered Holder                                Number of Shares    Percentage

BNY GIL Client A/C Nominees Ltd                     5,373,000
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.         21,098,961          10.96


END

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