SAR - Dawson International

Guinness Peat Group PLC
16 January 2002


DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION OF 
SHARES:

DAWSON INTERNATIONAL PLC

Guinness Peat Group plc and its subsidiary companies ('GPG') announce that, 
following the purchases of 250,000 ordinary shares of 50p each ('Shares') of 
Dawson International PLC ('Dawson') on 15 January 2002, and 50,000 Shares on 16 
January 2002 it increased its holding to 27,611,833 Shares representing 27.26% 
of the issued share capital of Dawson.

No person interested in the Shares is party to any agreement or arrangement 
relating to the exercise of any rights conferred by holding the Shares subject 
to this notification.