Sale of ITP for Eur18.0m

DCC PLC
30 March 2000

       DCC Realises Gain of EUR 18.0 million on Sale of ITP
                               
                               
                                                 30 March 2000

DCC  plc,  the  value added marketing and distribution  group,
announces  that its wholly owned subsidiary, SerCom  Solutions
Limited,   has  agreed  to  sell  its  90%  owned  subsidiary,
International Translation & Publishing Limited ('ITP'), to SDL
plc, a UK software, internet products and services company.

Jim  Flavin,  Chief Executive & Deputy Chairman of  DCC,  said
today:

'On 27 September 1999 DCC announced that its subsidiary SerCom
Solutions  had expanded its range of services to  the  IT  and
telecommunications sectors to embrace supply chain  management
and  e-commerce fulfilment.  In order to focus the development
of  SerCom  Solutions on these exciting growth areas  we  have
decided to sell ITP, the specialist localisation business.'

SerCom  Solutions  will receive a cash  consideration  on  the
disposal  of  ITP  of EUR 19.8 million and SDL will  also  assume
ITP's   bank  debt  at  completion  (currently  amounting   to
approximately EUR 3.6 million).  The sale will result in  a  gain
for  DCC  before  tax  on  book value of  approximately  EUR 18.0
million.

SerCom  Solutions  is a leading supplier of outsourced  supply
chain  management  services to the IT  and  telecommunications
industries.  Its  customers include 3Com,  Canon,  Dell,  IBM,
Lucent,  Mattel  Interactive, Microsoft, Motorola  and  Nortel
Networks.   Given  the pace of new product development,  these
new  companies  are increasingly outsourcing  key  aspects  of
their  supply chain in order to achieve shorter lead times  to
market,  reduced inventory levels and more cost effective  and
efficient distribution. In order to capitalise on this growing
trend  SerCom  Solutions  is  enhancing  its  IT  systems  and
developing a range of e-commerce solutions.

For reference:
Michael Scholefield                      Tel:  [phone]
Investor Relations Manager                          www.dcc.ie