RNS Number:6566I
Reed Health Group PLC
12 March 2003

Reed Health Group plc ("the Company")

Holding in Company


The Company received notification on 12 March 2003 that Alec Reed and Judith
Hill, the trustees of the Grandchildren's Settlement Trust, acquired 1,206,002
Ordinary Shares in the Company (representing approximately 3.2% of the issued
Ordinary Shares) at prices between 78p and 80p per Ordinary Share on 11 and 12
March 2003. J. Reed, a director of the Company, R. Reed and A. Chapman are
interested in the shares acquired by virtue of the beneficial interests of their
respective children in the trust.

The aggregate beneficial and non-beneficial interests of members of the Reed
family, related family trusts and the Reed Charity in the share capital of the
Company now comprise 10,659,838 Ordinary Shares and 22,224,000 "B" Ordinary
Shares representing in aggregate approximately 55.1 per cent. of the entire
issued share capital of the Company. Further details of individual interests in
Ordinary Shares comprised in this aggregated holding (including those of James
Reed) are set out in the schedule below.

SCHEDULE
                                                Ordinary Shares                                     %
A. Reed                                                         750,000                           2.0
Reed Charity                                                  3,905,586                          10.4
J. Reed                                                       3,615,135                           9.7
R. Reed                                                       2,405,498                           6.4
A. Chapman                                                    2,395,623                           6.4
James Capel Nominees                                            307,290                           0.8
Farrer Trust Corporation                                      4,603,500                          12.3



(i) A. Reed also has a non-beneficial interest in 3,905,586 Ordinary Shares held
as co-trustee of the Reed Charity and 1,206,002 Ordinary Shares held as
co-trustee of a family trust.

(ii) J. Reed's interest includes 134,875 Ordinary Shares representing his own
and his spouse's personal holdings as well as 2,274,258 Ordinary Shares
representing his life interests in family trusts and 1,206,002 Ordinary Shares
by virtue of his children's interest in a family trust. J. Reed also has a
non-beneficial interest in 3,905,586 Ordinary Shares held as co-trustee of the
Reed Charity.

(iii) R. Reed's interest includes an interest in 1,164,621 Ordinary Shares as a
result of his life interest in a family trust, 1,206,002 Ordinary Shares by
virtue of his children's interest in a family trust and 34,875 Ordinary Shares
representing his own holding. R. Reed also has a non-beneficial interest in
3,905,586 Ordinary Shares held as co-trustee of the Reed Charity.

(iv) A. Chapman's interest includes an interest in 1,164,621 Ordinary Shares as
a result of her life interest in a family trust, 1,206,002 Ordinary Shares by
virtue of her children's interest in a family trust and 25,000 Ordinary Shares
representing her own holding.

She also has a non-beneficial interest in 3,905,586 Ordinary Shares held as a
co-trustee of the Reed Charity.

(v) The Ordinary Shares registered in the name of James Capel Nominees Ltd are
split as to 199,000 owned by the Reed Charity and 108,290 owned by independent
third parties.

(vi) The interests of Farrer Trust Corporation Ltd of 4,603,500 Ordinary Shares
comprise 2,274,258, 1,164,621 and 1,164,621 Ordinary Shares beneficially owned
by J. Reed, A. Chapman and R. Reed respectively.

(vii) J.L. Hill (of Farrer & Co.) has a non-beneficial interest in 1,206,002
Ordinary Shares held as co-trustee of a Reed family trust.


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