Holding(s) in Company

Holidaybreak PLC
3 April 2002

HOLIDAYBREAK PLC

3 APRIL 2002





SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985



On 2 April 2002, Holidaybreak plc received notification from Zurich Scudder
Investments Limited whose registered office is 60 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8JQ
of a change in the notifiable interest under Section 198 of the Companies Act
over shares held in Holidaybreak plc as detailed below:


Registered Owner                  Account                    Ordinary 5p shares

Littledown Nominees Ltd            21667                         155,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd            07203                         297,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd            07197                         360,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd            05576                       1,794,850
Littledown Nominees Ltd            05577                         110,265

                                                  Total        2,717,115



representing 5.83% of the issued ordinary share capital of Holidaybreak plc
(46,634,159 ordinary 5p shares).



Notes



Littledown Nominees Ltd is a nominee for the ZFS Group subsidiaries: Allied
Dunbar Assurance plc; Zurich Financial Services UK (AD) Pension Scheme; Eagle
Star Insurance Company Ltd; Eagle Star Life Assurance Company Ltd; Zurich
Financial Services UK Pension Trustee Limited; Eagle Star Executives Pension
Trustee Ltd; Eagle Star Securities Ltd; Sceptre Trust Ltd; Home & Overseas
Insurance Company Ltd; Zurich Scudder Pension Managers Ltd; and J.P. Morgan
Trustee and Depositary Company Ltd, the Trustee for Eagle Star Unit Managers Ltd
and the Depository to Threadneedle Investment Funds ICVC.



ZFS is Zurich Financial Services, a company incorporated in Switzerland.



The above notification was made on behalf of Allied Dunbar Assurance plc; Eagle
Star Life Assurance Company Ltd and Eagle Star Holdings Limited; Zurich Scudder
Investments Ltd, Zurich Scudder Pension Managers Ltd and Zurich Scudder
Investments Holdings Ltd; Allied Zurich Holdings Ltd, Zurich Scudder Investments
Inc, ZKI Holding Corporation, Zurich Financial Services (UKISA) Ltd, Zurich
Group Holding, Zurich Holding Company of America Inc, Zurich Insurance Company
and Allied Zurich plc, the intermediate holding companies of the aforementioned
companies, and Zurich Financial Services, their ultimate holding company.



The shares could be available for lending and this could lead to a short term
re-registration.



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