Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:1279M
Associated British Ports Hldgs PLC
10 June 2003


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS HOLDINGS PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

HARRIS ASSOCIATES L.P.


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

IN RESPECT OF THE ABOVE NAMED SHAREHOLDER


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

PLEASE SEE DOCUMENTATION BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.


6)   (  %) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


8)   (  %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE


10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed
10 JUNE 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification


               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
PLEASE SEE NOTIFICATION BELOW


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
HYWEL REES 
020 7430 6837


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification 10 JUNE 2003




Letter to Associated British Ports Holdings plc

We are writing to notify you pursuant to the Disclosure of Interests in Shares 
(Amendment) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993 No. 1819) of our interest in investment 
holdings in the ordinary share capital of Associated British Ports. Following a 
purchase of 297,560 shares on June 5, 2003, accounts managed by Harris 
Associates L.P. became the beneficial owners of 16,803,409 shares of Associated 
British Ports. This represents 5.15% of the company and an increase of 1.02% 
from our last filing. The following is a breakdown as of June 5, 2003:
 
     Account Name                         Shares Owned         % of Company

AGF International Value                      6,166,595                1.89% 
Oakmark International Fund                   6,013,099                1.84% 
Harris Associates International Value L.P.   1,159,800                0.36% 
BMG Foundation                                 845,600                0.26% 
Illinois Teachers                              660,000                0.20% 
Nuclear Electric                               501,615                0.15% 
Met Fund                                       263,000                0.08% 
MetLife Concentrated International             309,400                0.09% 
Schwab International                           226,500                0.07% 
MMIF Overseas Fund                             246,900                0.08% 
Levi Strauss Foundation                        103,900                0.03% 
Boise Cascade                                   93,100                0.03% 
CDC Nvest Star International                    78,700                0.02% 
AGF Harmony                                     71,500                0.02%                            
AGF International Class                         63,700                0.02%

                                            16,803,409                5.15%

Percentages are based on 326,203,000 outstanding shares. All holdings of 
Associated British Ports are for investment purposes only. 


From Harris Associates L.P.


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