Holding in Company

DCC PLC
19 October 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of listed company

   DCC plc

2. Name of shareholder with a major interest

   Schroder Investment Management Limited ('SIML') and Schroder Investment 
   Management North America Limited ('SIMNA Ltd'), a subsidiary company

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
   of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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
    
    Number of   Holder      Registered name
       shares

      199,636   SIML        Chase Nominees Limited
    5,819,911   SIML        Chase Manhattan Bank
       99,000   SIML        State Street Bank and Trust Co
       28,330   SIML        Banque Internationale a Luxembourg
      167,301   SIML        BNP Paribas
       98,736   SIML        CDC IXIS
       29,388   SIML        Dexia
       56,302   SIML        Metzler Investment
        4,940   SIML        Unibank Torvegade
       31,179   SIML        UBS Luxembourg
      423,268   SIML        Chase Nominees Limited
      158,413   SIML        Schroder Nominees Limited
    1,102,208   SIMNA Ltd   Chase Nominees Limited
    ---------
    8,218,612

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

   718,332

6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be
   taken into account when calculating percentage)

   0.89%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

   N/A

8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by company should not be
   taken into account when calculating percentage)

   N/A

9. Class of security

   Ordinary Shares of €0.25 each

10. Date of transaction

    Not disclosed

11. Date listed company informed

    19 October 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

    8,218,612

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
    treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when
    calculating percentage)

    10.22%

14. Any additional information

    None

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    Gerard Whyte, Group Secretary
    00 353 1 2799400

16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
    responsible for making this notification

    Gerard Whyte, Group Secretary

    Date of notification

    19 October 2005






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