Holding(s) in Company

Holidaybreak PLC
19 February 2003


HOLIDAYBREAK PLC
19 FEBRUARY 2003


               HOLIDAYBREAK PLC ("Holidaybreak" or the "Company")

                              Notifiable Interest

The Company were informed by a letter dated 17 February 2003 from Barclays PLC
that, through the legal entities listed below, Barclays PLC have a beneficial
interest of 1,411,466 shares, representing 3.00% of the Company's issued share
capital.

LEGAL ENTITIY                                                           HOLDING            PERCENTAGE HELD

Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                         162,040                     0.3447
Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust &                                   2,537                     0.0054
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                   2,029                     0.0043
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                         1,064,778                     2.2653
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                          180,082                     0.3831


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