Holding in Company

Holidaybreak PLC
27 April 2001

HOLIDAYBREAK PLC
COMPANIES ACT 1985 - DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES

On 26 April 2001, in compliance with Part VI of the above Act, as amended,
Holidaybreak plc received notification from Legal & General Investment
Management Limited whose registered office is Temple Court, 11 Queen Victoria
Street, London EC4N 4TP, that consequent upon a sale in the market of 75,000
ordinary 5p shares in Holidaybreak plc on 24 April 2001, Legal & General
Investment Management Limited now hold the following number of ordinary 5p
shares in Holidaybreak plc which are not subject to a concert party and will
be registered as follows:-

Class of Share:   Ordinary shares 5p

Material Interest                                Details of Holding
-----------------                                ------------------

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 887711     766,842
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245     386,485
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509      23,439
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206   1,028,576
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381      43,707
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203      28,000
                                                  _________
                                                  2,277,049
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                                                = 4.96% of Holidaybreak plc's
                                                  issued share capital of
                                                  45,905,641 ord 5p shares