Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:7861L
Alba PLC
2 June 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ALBA PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FIDELITY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

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

     NAMED IN 2 ABOVE

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

     BANKERS TRUST, 204,700
     HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEE (UK) LTD, 104,100
     CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON, 319,912
     CHASE NOMINEES LTD, 350,000
     HSBC, 377,960
     CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON, 108,800
     BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN LTD, LUX, 13,700
     STATE STREET BANK & TRUST, 18,700
     BANK OF NEW YORK LONDON, 12,000
     BANKERS TRUST, 13,000
     CITIBANK, 49,000

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     30 MAY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

     1,571,872
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.13%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     J E MALIN
     ALBA PLC
     02 8594 5533

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

     Date of Notification ...30 MAY 2003......





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