Statement re Legal Action

DCC PLC
6 February 2002
                               
                               
              No Allegation of Unlawful Dealings
                                                              
                                               6 February 2002


DCC  plc, the business support services group, wishes to state
that  reports in some Irish newspapers on Tuesday  5  February
2002 that Eagle Star Life Assurance Company of Ireland Limited
('Eagle  Star')  and  Hibernian  Investment  Managers  Limited
('Hibernian') are alleging that transactions by Lotus Green, a
DCC  subsidiary,  in  Fyffes  shares  in  February  2000  were
'unlawful dealings' are not correct.

The  affidavits sent to DCC by Eagle Star and Hibernian  refer
to  the  Statement  of Claim issued on behalf  of  Fyffes  plc
against  DCC, Lotus Green and others. In the affidavits  Eagle
Star and Hibernian  state that they have been advised by their
legal advisers that 'if the facts alleged in the said Fyffes
Statement  of  Claim  are true' they  are  entitled  to  claim
compensation  from  DCC  and others.  The  Eagle Star and 
Hibernian affidavits  do  not allege  unlawful dealings by DCC,
Lotus Green or  others, as reported.

DCC  has  been informed by both Eagle Star and Hibernian  that
their  actions  have been taken in order to  comply  with  the
limitation  period  for  proceedings  under  Part  V  of   the
Companies  Act,  1990  so  as  to  preserve  their  respective
positions.

DCC  reiterates  the  statement by the Board  of  DCC  in  the
Company's Stock Exchange Announcement of 24 January 2002  that
the  allegations by Fyffes are wholly unjustified and  utterly
without merit.


For reference:

Jim Milton
Murray Consultants
Tel. + 353 1 663 3310
     + 353 86 255 8400

Tom Byrne
Murray Consultants
Tel. + 353 1 663 3316
     + 353 86 810 4224

Michael Scholefield
DCC plc
Tel. + 353 1 279 9400
Email: [e-mail]
For further information on DCC: www.dcc.ie




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