RNS Number:3506Q
Heiton Group PLC
30 September 2003

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Heiton Group plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Allied Irish Banks plc and its subsidiaries



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


Holding of shareholder named at 2 above



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


AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/c 184321                 826,930

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/c 184345                 132,559

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/c 184315                  93,068

Bank of New York Nominees                              49,843

Nortrust Nominees Ltd                                 159,428

Skerries Nominees Ltd                                  53,668

Goodbody Stockbrokers                                 215,679

AIB Nominees (Jersey) Ltd                              15,485

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/c 184219                  14,610

Nutraco Nominees Ltd                                    1,751

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/c 184224                   34,794

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/c 184201                1,127,634

AIB Custodial Nominees Ltd A/c 184316                   20,313

Total                                                2,745,762




5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A



6. Percentage of issued class


N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


186,588



8. Percentage of issued class


0.378091%



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of Euro0.32 each



10. Date of transaction


Not stated in notification dated 24 September 2003



11. Date company informed


30 September 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


2,745,762



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


5.563852%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Mary O'Callaghan + 353 (0)1 403 4000



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


Mary O'Callaghan



Date of notification


30 September 2003



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