Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:0218E
Alpha Airports Group PLC
19 November 2002


LETTER TO: RNS

ALPHA AIRPORTS GROUP PLC 
NOTIFICATION OF DEALING BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER

We have received a letter from Fidelity International Limited dated 18 November
2002 stating that they and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, being non-
beneficial holders, have a notifiable interest of 20,839,674 ordinary shares of
10p each in the Company, representing 12.17% of the company's issued share
capital.

Please find below the relevant form giving details of this dealing. 

LETTER FROM: ALPHA AIRPORTS GROUP PLC



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     ALPHA AIRPORTS GROUP PLC      

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL 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

     NON-BENEFICIAL

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

     CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON                          1,059,358
     CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LTD (FISL)   18,530,201
     CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LTD (FIL)     1,202,715
     BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                         47,400
 

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     1,917,679 SHARES

6)   (1.12%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     18 NOVEMBER 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     20,839,674
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     12.17%

14)  Any additional information

     TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE 171,303,217

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     CLARE O'CONNELL [phone]

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

     C WATTERS - COMPANY SECRETARY & GENERAL COUNSEL

     Date of Notification  19 NOVEMBER 2002


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