SAR - NetStore PLC

3i Group PLC
12 March 2001


                                                        FORM SAR 3


                                       Date of disclosure.. 12.03.01 .....

                 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
                   SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs')

                 
Date of acquisition...... 09.03.01 .........................................

Acquisition in........... Netstore plc .....................(name of company)


(1) Class of voting shares    Number of shares/rights   If rights over shares
    (eg ordinary shares)      over shares acquired      acquired, as opposed
                                                        to the shares
                                                        themselves, specify
                                                        nature of rights

    .... Ords 20p ........    ...800,000 .....shares    ..... N/A ..........
                              ...N/A..........rights


(2) Resultant total holding   Resultant total holding   Total percentage
    of voting shares (and %   of rights over shares
    of total voting shares    (and % of total voting
    in issue)                 shares in issue)

    .. 21,550,933 ..(24.16%)  .... N/A .......(    %)   .. 21,550,933 ..(24.16%)


(3) Party making disclosure.. 3i Group plc .................................  

(4)  (a)  Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares ............
          and, if different, beneficial owner.. 3i Smaller Quoted Companies     
                                                Trust plc 

     (b)  Names of any other persons acting by
          agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)..3i European Technology ...
                                                  Trust plc
                                                  3i Group plc

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above...................

(Also print name of signatory)...... John Davies - Authorised Signatory ....

Telephone and extension number...... 0207 928 3131 .........................

Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or
acquisition by one person.  Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate
holdings to disclose certain disposals.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, 
Tel. No: 020 7382 9026.