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Barlo Group PLC
10 November 2003

Barlo Group Plc



10 November 2003



Re: Holding in Company


A letter from Barlo Group Plc dated 7 November 2003 to the Irish Stock Exchange,
received by the Irish Stock Exchange on the 10 November 2003.


Re: Barlo Group Plc



Date: 7 November 2003


We enclose notification as received today from AIB Group Regulatory Compliance &
Business Ethics.



John Bourke
Barlo Group Plc







A Letter from Allied Irish Banks Plc dated 7 November 2003 to Barlo Group Plc,
received by the Barlo Group Plc 10 November 2003.





SECTIONS 67 TO 80, COMPANIES ACT 1990 ("THE ACT")



This notification relates to issued Ordinary Shares of Euro 0.125 each in the
capital of Barlo Group plc (the "Company") and is given in fulfilment of the
obligations imposed by sections 67 to 71 and otherwise by Chapter 2 of Part IV
of the Companies Act, 1990.



We write to inform you that immediately after the time when the obligation to
make this notification arose Allied Investment Managers had a total notifiable
interest of 9,510,166 shares in the capital of your company.



A breakdown of that interest between registered holders (as required by Section
71(3) of the Act) to the extent known to us, is attached.



Evelyn Carroll

Group Compliance Officer,

Regulatory Compliance & Business Ethics





Barlo Group plc



                         Schedule of Registered Holders


Registered Holder                       Class of Security                  No of Shares Held

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd 184321           Ordinary Shares                       3,024,369

                                            Euro 0.125  each
  AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C            Ordinary Shares                        441,000
              184345
                                            Euro 0.125 each
  AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C            Ordinary Shares                        401,328
              184315
                                            Euro 0.125 each
  AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C            Ordinary Shares                         44,727
              184219
                                            Euro 0.125 each
  AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C            Ordinary Shares                        129,007
              184224
                                            Euro 0.125 each
  AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C            Ordinary Shares                       3,502,254
              184201
                                            Euro 0.125 each
  AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/C            Ordinary Shares                        187,750
              184316
                                            Euro 0.125 each
    Nortrust Nominees Limited               Ordinary Shares                        578,602

                                            Euro 0.125 each
Bank of New York Nominees Limited           Ordinary Shares                        155,200

                                            Euro 0.125 each
      Skerries Nominees Ltd                 Ordinary Shares                       1,040,429

                                            Euro 0.125 each
       Nutraco Nominees Ltd                 Ordinary Shares                         5,500

                                            Euro 0.125 each






This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                            The Irish Stock Exchange









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