SAR 3 - Harrier Group plc

Harrier Group PLC
27 May 2005


                                                                      FORM SAR 3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. A copy must also be sent
to the company the shares of which are acquired.
                                                 Date of disclosure...24.05.05..
   DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF
                                SHARES ('SARs')

Date of acquisition .........24 May 2005...........................
Acquisition in ......Harrier Group plc..................(name of company)

(1) Class of     Number of shares/rights    If rights over shares acquired, as
voting shares    over shares acquired       opposed to the shares themselves,
                                            specify nature of rights
(eg ordinary     .......50,000........      ....................................
shares)          shares
...ordinary      ..........................
shares........   rights



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

8,617,237......... (28.02 %)  .........................      ...................
                              (......%)                      ( 28.02 %)

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

(4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares ...Southwind
Limited
and, if different, beneficial owner
...............................................................................

(b) Names of any other persons acting by
agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)
.......................................................................

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

(Also print name of signatory) ............Bob Weatheritt................

Telephone and extension number ............07967 590329
..........................................
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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, Monitoring
Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.
E-mail: [e-mail]




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