Holding(s) in Company

European Motor Hldgs PLC
09 December 2005


EUROPEAN MOTOR HOLDINGS PLC (the "Company")

Holding in Company

The Company received notification on 8 December 2005 that as at the close of
business on 7 December 2005, UBS AG, acting through various of UBS AG's business
groups and legal entities, had a material interest in 7,400,216 ordinary shares
in the Company representing 13.63 per cent of the issued share capital and a non
material interest in 1,106,828 ordinary shares, resulting in a total of
8,507,044 ordinary shares representing 15.66 per cent of the issued share
capital.

Of the material interest disclosed above, 2,574,700 ordinary shares representing
4.74 per cent of the Company's issued share capital are held by UBS Global Asset
Management Life Limited, and 4,825,516 ordinary shares representing 8.89 per
cent of the Company's issued share capital are held by UBS AG London Branch.

On 9 December 2005 the Company received notification that Trefick Limited now
holds 5,073,795 ordinary shares in the Company representing 9.34% of the issued
share capital.


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