Holding in Company

DCC PLC
02 May 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


DCC plc




2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International
Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-
beneficial holders.


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 interest.



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


        7,055,000 FMRCO        Allied Irish Bank
           31,450 FMRCO        State Street Nominees Limited
          425,250 FMRCO        Chase Nominees Limited
            4,602 FMRCO        Mellon Bank
           12,000 FMTC         State Street Nominees Limited
            6,100 FMTC         Lloyds Bank Nominees Limited
            5,590 FMTC         Morgan Stanley & Co
            4,500 FMTC         State Street Bank & Trust
        2,168,701 FIL          Allied Irish Bank
            1,054 FIL          Bank of Ireland Dublin
           24,690 FIL          HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited
           22,900 FIL          JP Morgan
           26,980 FIL          Chase Manhattan Bank London



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


273,358




6. Percentage of issued class


0.31%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of €0.25 each




10. Date of transaction


Not stated




11. Date company informed


2 May 2003




12. Total holding following this notification


9,788,817



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


11.09%



14. Any additional information


The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C.
Johnson 3d, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, a principal shareholder and
Chairman of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.

These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separate notifications
of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposes of clarity. 
Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMR Corp. and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limited and its direct and
indirect subsidiaries or Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d act as a group or in concert in
respect of the disclosed interests, or that they are required to submit these
notifications on a joint basis.


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Gerard Whyte        + 353 1 2799 466




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


Gerard Whyte




Date of notification


2 May 2003




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