Holding(s) in Company

McInerney Holdings PLC
16 April 2002

McInerney Holdings Plc

16 April 2002

Re: Holding in Company

A letter from McInerney Holdings Plc to the Irish Stock Exchange dated 16 April
2002, received by Irish Stock Exchange on the 16 April 2002.



This is to inform you that the Company has been notified of the following:-

Standard Life Investments (formerly Standard Life Assurance Company) holds an
interest of 2,428,050 shares in the capital of the Company representing 7.45% of
the issued capital.

Standard Life Assurance Company had previously notified an interest of 2,808,050
shares representing 8.88% of the then issued capital.



Mark Shakespeare

Company Secretary



A letter from Standard Life Investments to McInerney Holdings Plc dated 16 April
2002, received by McInerney Holdings Plc on the 16 April 2002.





Notice of acquiring or ceasing to be interested in the relevant share capital of
a Public Limited Company under section 67 of the Companies Act 1990

I write to advise you that recently an obligation under Section 67 of the
Companies Act 1990 in respect of McInerney Holdings ORD EURO 0.125. Immediately
after this time the obligation arose Standard Life Investments had an interest
in 2,428,050 of the above line of stock being more than 5% of the issued stock
of that class.

Please record the above particulars in the Register maintained by you for the
purpose of Sections 67 to 71 of the Companies Act, 1990 as required by Section
80 of the Companies Act, 1990.

Lynne McWilliams

Data Control

Standard Life Investment


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