Holding(s) in Company

API Group PLC
18 April 2005


API Group plc ('the Company')

The Company was informed today, in accordance with section 198 of the Companies
Act 1985 ('the Act'), that, Morgan Stanley Securities Limited ('MSSL') now has a
holding of 1,467,496 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately
4.32% of the issued share capital of the Company.

MSSL is a member if the Morgan Stanley group of companies. Those group companies
which are direct or indirect holding companies of MSSL, are, under the terms of
section 203 of the Act, each interested by attribution in any shares in which
MSSL is interested.


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