Rule 8.3- Dickinson Legg Grp

Guinness Peat Group PLC
28 March 2006



LETTER TO:  RNS


The following is the text of a Disclosure sent on 28 March 2006 to the Company
Secretary of Dickinson Legg Group plc.

"Disclosure of Interest in Shares pursuant to Rule 8.3 of the City Code on
Takeovers and Mergers

Guinness Peat Group plc and its subsidiary companies ("the Group") hereby notify
Dickinson Legg Group plc ("Dickinson Legg") that, following the acquisition of
3,350,000 Ordinary shares of Dickinson Legg ("Shares ) on 27 March 2006 at a
price of 16.5 pence per Share, the Groups interest now amounts to 4,100,003
Shares representing 11.28% of the issued share capital of Dickinson Legg.

The Group had an interest by virtue of being a Rule 8.3 shareholder of Dickinson
Legg. No member of the Group is party to any agreement or arrangement relating
to the exercise of any rights conferred by holding the Shares subject to this
notification."

Richard Russell 
Company Secretary

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