KBC Kbc Adv.Tech.

RNS Number:9605A
KBC Advanced Technologies PLC
23 March 2001


Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the 
U.K. Companies Act 1985.  Please note that while this information details 
the disclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosure
constitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined
solely for purposes of clarity and efficiency.  It is not intended to 
indicate that any of these entities act as a group or in concert with 
respect to these interests.

These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the 
Companies Act.  The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely for
investment purposes.  For disclosure purposes, holdings should be
represented as FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries,
and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders.



NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 TO 202 -- UK COMPANIES ACT

1. Company in which shares are held:    KBC Advanced Technologies Plc

2. Notifiable Interest:                 Ordinary Shares

     A     FMR Corp
           82 Devonshire Street
           Boston, MA 02109

           Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company 
           (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity
           Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which
           acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trust
           accounts. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders 
           and their holdings).

     B     Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
           P.O. BOX HM 670
           Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda

           Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries,
           including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), and Fidelity      
           Pension Management (FPM), investment managers for various non-US     
           investment companies and institutional clients. (See Schedule A for  
           listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings.)

3.     The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of

           Mr Edward C Johnson 3d
           82 Devonshire Street
           Boston, MA 02109

           A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International      
           Limited.

4.     The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized
       unit trust schemes in the U.K. notwithstanding the exemption from 
       reporting pursuant to Section 209 (1) (h) of the Companies Act 1985.

5.     These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate
       notifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for 
       the purposes of clarity. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate 
       that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, 
       Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
       or Mr Edward C Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in respect of 
       the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these 
       notifications on a joint basis.

6.     The disclosable interests arise under section 208(4) (b) of the Act,
       namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled
       to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to 
       control the exercise of such rights, or under section 203 of the Act
       respectively.


SCHEDULE A

SECURITY: KBC Advanced Technologies Plc

                        SHARES HELD   MANAGEMENT   NOMINEE/REGISTERED
                                       COMPANY     NAME

(Ordinary Shares)                     
                         1,084,900     FMRCO       HSBC Client Holdings Nominee
                                                   (UK) Limited
                         2,115,325      FISL       Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)
                                                   Nominees Limited
                            93,035      FIL        HSBC Client Holdings Nominee
                                                   (UK) Limited
                           896,315      FIL        MSS Nominees Ltd
                            36,950      FIL        Bank of New York-Europe
                           300,000      FIL        Chase Nominees Ltd

TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES: 4,526,525

CURRENT OWNERSHIP 
PERCENTAGE:                9.12%

SHARES IN ISSUE:      49,607,094

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE
 LAST FILING:         +2,038,800 ordinary shares

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