Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

FBD Holdings PLC
10 April 2000




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
FBD Holdings Plc

2   Name of director:
Philip Fitzsimons

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
Directors Holding named in 2 above

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
N/A

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
(a)  Exercising options on 63,500 Shares
(b)  Sale of 54,156 Shares

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
(a) 63,500

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.1529%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
(b) 54,156

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.1305%

11  Class of security:
IR 50p Ordinary Shares

12  Price per share:
(a) 2.349 Euros   (b) 5.000 Euros 

13  Date of transaction:
7 April 2000

14  Date company informed:
7 April 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
100,000

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.2397%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:
David J Flynn

24  Contact telephone number:
455-4292

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
David J Flynn, Secretary




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
FBD Holdings Plc

2   Name of director:
Paul O'Callaghan

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
Directors Holding named in 2 above

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
N/A

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
(a) Exercising options on 73,500 Shares
(b) Sale of 47,765 Shares

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
(a) 73,500

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.177%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
(b)47,765

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.115%

11  Class of security:
IR50p Ordinary Shares

12  Price per share:
(a) 2.349 Euros    (b) 5.000 Euros

13  Date of transaction:
7 April 2000

14  Date company informed:
7 April 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
110,000

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.2637%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:
David J Flynn

24  Contact telephone number:
4554292

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
David J Flynn, Secretary





Additional Information: