Purchase of Own Securities

FBD Holdings PLC
26 June 2002


                            FBD Holdings plc ('FBD')

                             Purchase of Own Shares


FBD announces that it has purchased 200,000 of its own Ordinary Shares
(representing 0.49 per cent of the Company's issued share capital). The
purchases took place today, 26th June, 2002 at a price of Euro 5.25 per share.


Date :               26th June, 2002


Issued on behalf of FBD Holdings plc by Bloxham Stockbrokers



For Reference :

               Paul O'Callaghan,  01 409 3200

               Philip Fitzsimons,   01 409 3200



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                           the Irish Stock Exchange.

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