Holding in Company

Holidaybreak PLC
26 July 2000


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of company:
HOLIDAYBREAK PLC

2   Name of shareholder having a major interest:
ABERFORTH SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

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:


4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED A/C ABERFIT1

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH

10  Date of transaction:


11  Date company informed:
25 JULY 2000

12  Total holding following this notification:
1,833,000

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
4.02%

14  Contact name for queries:
DAVID SCOTT

15 Contact telephone number:
01606 787 104

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
JULIE VICKERS

17  Date of notification:
26 JULY 2000


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