Brochure of Particulars

FBD Holdings PLC
16 March 2004

FBD Holdings plc



16 March 2004



Re: Brochure of Particulars



FBD Holdings has to-day applied to the Stock Exchange in Dublin and to the UK
Listing Authority in London for permission for 427,900   €0.60 ordinary shares
to be dealt in on the Official List in Dublin & London.  The shares have been
allotted, due to the exercising of share options by the Executives named
hereunder.  Following the latest application, the total number of €0.60 ordinary
shares in issue will be 41,736,855.




Title          First Name     Surmane        No             Title          First Name            Surname             No
Mr             Denis          Foley          73,700         Mr             Noel           Hickey         500
Mr             Martin         Moran          50,000         Mr             Derek          Ivory          4,000
Mr             Noel           Skelton        45,000         Mr             Joseph         Kavanagh       4,000
Mr             Niall          Higgins        35,000         Mr             Gerry          Kearns         4,000
Mr             Andrew         Langford       12,500         Mr             Sean           Kelleher       4,000
Ms             Eimear         O'Broin        3,000          Mr             Tommy          Kelly          3,700
Mr             Eamonn         Bergin         20,000         Mr             Barry          Kinsella       4,000
Mr             David          Kelly          12,500         Ms             Assumpta       Leahy          4,000
Sr             Fernando       A.Fraguas      12,000         Mr             Michael        Lee            4,000
Mr             Eoin           Corcoran       4,000          Mr             John           Maguire        4,000
Mr             Michael        Downes         7,000          Ms             Margaret       Maunsell       4,000
Mr             Peter          Ludlow         5,000          Mr             Martin         Morrissey      4,000
Mr             Colm           Mordaunt       7,000          Mr             Eugene         Mulligan       4,000
Mr             Michael        O'Mahoney      7,000          Mr             Liam           McCrea         4,000
Mr             John           O'keeffe       7,000          Mr             Joe            Nolan          4,000
Mr             David          Bermingham     4,000          Mr             Tim            O'Connell      4,000
Mr             William        Cahill         4,000          Mr             Bernard        Phelan         4,000
Mr             Michael        Clarke         4,000          Ms             Stephanie      O'Halloran     4,000
Mr             Jim            Cleary         4,000          Mr             Frank          O'Riordan      4,000
Mr             Tom            Cleary         4,000          Mr             Colm           Smith          4,000
Mr             Richard        Cotterell      4,000          Mr             Thomas         Tuite          4,000
Ms             Noreen         Finn           4,000          Mr             Michael        Tutty          4,000
Mr             Seamus         Flynn          3,000          Mr             John           Walsh          4,000
Mr             Larry          Hannon         4,000          Mr             Cairns         Witherow       4,000





Copies of this brochure are available for fourteen days from the registered
office of FBD Holdings plc.





15 March 2004







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