RNS Number:0062S
Heiton Group PLC
12 November 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                                           46,043

Nortrust Nominees Ltd                                              159,428

AIB Trust Company (Isle of Mann) Ltd A/c 343 RS                      7,500

Skerries Nominees Ltd                                               53,055

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                                                            2,533,170




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


212,592



8. Percentage of issued class


0.430784%



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of Euro0.32 each



10. Date of transaction


Not stated in notification dated 7 November 2003



11. Date company informed


12 November 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


2,533,170



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


5.133068%



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


12 November 2003



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