RNS Number:2299R
Nestor Healthcare Group PLC
23 October 2003

To: Nestor Healthcare Group plc
Dated: October 20, 2003

We hereby notify you in fulfillment of the obligation of disclosure imposed by
the provisions of Sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act (1985) (the "Act"),
that:

(a) Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. is interested for the purposes of the
Act in 2,754,400 ordinary shares each comprised in the relevant share capital,
as defined in Section 198(2) of the Act, of Nestor Healthcare Group plc (the
"Relevant Shares");

(b) The registered holders of the Relevant Shares are

Liberty Acorn Fund - State Street Nominees Ltd. 700,000 shares 
Wanger International Small Cap Advisor - State Street Nominees Ltd. 478,100 
shares;
Liberty Acorn International Fund - State Street Nominees Ltd. 1,360,000 shares
AXP Partners International Aggressive Growth Fund - Bank of New York Nominees 
Ltd 67,900 shares
Wanger European Small Cap Fund - State Street Nominees Ltd. 148,400

(c) Liberty Wanger Asset Management, L.P. is interested in the Relevant 
Shares by virtue of Section 208(4)(b) of the Act; and

(d) This notification is given on behalf of Liberty Wanger Asset Management, 
L.P. and its registered address at 227 W. Monroe Street, 30th Floor, Chicago, 
Illinois 60606.


From: Liberty Wanger Asset Management L.P. 




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