Trading Update

600 Group PLC
1 June 2000
                              
                       TRADING UPDATE
                              
                              
The 600 Group PLC announces that its profit before tax for
the period to 1 April 2000 is likely to be in excess of
current market expectations as a result of a pension credit
in the period of £5.1m compared with the £0.5m credit in the
period to 3 April 1999.

Trading conditions in the last quarter of the financial
year, while showing some signs of recovery, remained
generally difficult and profit before tax for the period to
1 April 2000 is expected to be in the region of £6m.

Preliminary results for the period to 1 April 2000 will be
announced during June 2000.