Re: Brochure of Particulars

FBD Holdings PLC
29 May 2003

FBD Holdings plc

29 May 2003

Re: Brochure of Particulars

FBD Holdings has to-day applied to the Stock Exchange in Dublin and to the UK
Listing Authority in London for permission for the 254,100   €0.60 ordinary
shares to be dealt in on the Official List in Dublin & London.  The shares have
been allotted, due to the exercising of shares options by the Executives named
hereunder.  Following the latest application, the total number of €0.60 ordinary
shares in issue will be 41,308,955.


First Name       Surname                           No   First Name       Surname                         No

Siobhan           Browne                       30,000 Richard           Byrne                         4,000
Maurice           O'Leary                      30,000 Anthony           Staniforth                    4,000
David             Kelly                        12,500 Richard           Lanigan                       4,000
Brendan           Spring                       25,000 John              Costigan                      4,000
John              Bourke                        7,000 Andrew            Longford                      5,000
Eoin              Corcoran                      3,000 Gerard            Cott                          4,000
Walter            Moran                         7,000 Thomas            A. Gregan                     4,000
Ray               Storan                        7,000 Kathleen          Murphy                        4,000
John              Duff                          4,000 Denis             Foley                         6,300
Paul              Homan                         4,000 Seamus            Flynn                         1,000
Aidan             Kerin                         4,000 Michael           O'Donoghue                    2,000
Dan               Kissane                       4,000 Peter             Ludlow                        4,000
Kevin             Larkin                        4,000 Michael           Kerins                        4,000
Michael           O'Sullivan                    4,000 Anthony           McCann                        4,000
William           Stewart                       4,000 Tommy             Kelly                           300
John              Prosser                      50,000


Copies of this brochure are available for fourteen days from the registered
office of FBD Holdings plc.

26th May 2003


This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
                            The Irish Stock Exchange



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