RNS Number:4504U
Heiton Group PLC
20 January 2004

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


Not stated in notification



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


Not stated in notification



8. Percentage of issued class


Not stated in notification



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of Euro0.32 each



10. Date of transaction


Not stated in notification dated 16 January 2004



11. Date company informed


Letter dated 16 January 2004 received by Heiton Group plc on 19 January 2004



12. Total holding following this notification


Allied Irish Banks plc and its subsidiaries no longer has a notifiable interest 
in the share capital of Heiton Group plc.



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


Not stated in notification



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


20 January 2004



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