Holding(s) in Company

McInerney Holdings PLC
07 August 2002

McInerney Holdings Plc

07 August 2002



A Letter from McInerney Holdings Plc dated 06 August 2002 to the Irish Stock
Exchange, received by the Irish Stock Exchange on the 06 August 2002.


This is to inform you that the Company has been notified of the following : -


Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited holds an interest of 2,661,373 shares
in the capital of the Company representing 8.16% of the issued capital.

Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited has previously notified an interest of
2,860,964 shares in the capital of the Group being 8.77% of the issued capital.



Mark Shakespeare
Company Secretary



A Letter from Merrill Lynch Investment Managers dated 02 August 2002 to
McInerney Holdings Plc.

Irish Companies act 1990 ss 67 -89

We are advised that there has been a change of circumstances affecting the
interests which Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited has in the relevant
share capital of your company which have previously been disclosed to you under
the above Act.  Save where specifically identified to the contrary such
interests arise by reason of discretionary investment management arrangements
entered into by us or by our affiliates in the Merrill Lynch Investment Managers
Limited.  Each such affiliate is interested in the relevant share capital to the
extent set out in the attachment and, where applicable, this letter constitutes
disclosure on behalf of such affiliates.  Relevant details of such interests are
set out in the attachment to this letter.


Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited




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



Company Name: McInerney Holdings Plc

Class of Shares: Eur0.125 Ordinary Shares

Date : 1 August 2002

Total: Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited - 2,661,373 (8.15%)

Made up as follows:


Registered Holder         Number of Shares          Investment Management      Beneficial Interests?
                                                    Company (if separately
(if known)                                          disclosable)               (Yes/No)

AIB, Dublin               129,667                                              No

Nutraco Nominees Ltd      294,276                                              No
(Designated &
Undesignated)

Merrill Lynch Pension     57,299                                               Yes
Nominees Ltd A/C Noncert

Nortrust Nominees Ltd     465,139                                              No

Mellon Nominees Limited   436,789                                              No

State Street Nominees     330,000                                              No
Limited

Morgan Nominees Limited   462,322                                              No

Bank of New York Nominees 485,881                                              No
Limited

Total                     2,661,373



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