AGM Statement

Roxboro Group PLC
19 April 2000



Contacts: Harry Tee - Group Chief Executive
          Alf Vaisey - Group Finance Director
          The Roxboro Group PLC
          Telephone: [phone]

          Alistair Mackinnon-Musson
          Philip Dennis
          Hudson Sandler
          Telephone: [phone]


                   The Roxboro Group PLC
                               
      Chairman's Statement - Annual General Meeting 2000

The  Chairman  of  The Roxboro Group PLC, the Cambridge  based
controls  technology group, Sir Alan Cockshaw,  has  made  the
following statement on current trading at the Company's Annual
General Meeting held today at The City of London Club:

'I  am very pleased to be able to confirm my comments made  in
the preliminary statement on 13 March that the trading outlook
for Roxboro remains positive.'

'Order intake has continued to increase since the beginning of
the  year, with the Group order book on a like for like  basis
up  28%, and including Mobrey, (acquired in Jan 2000) up  53%.
Overall  the  Group  has  enjoyed  a  strong  first  quarter's
trading, with profits ahead of budget.'

'The  integration of Mobrey and Solartron is  proceeding  well
and  is  on  target to meet our objectives. The relocation  of
Solartron from its Farnborough site to the Crawley and  Slough
locations  is  progressing  well  and  will  be  completed  to
schedule.  The planned annual savings, a proportion  of  which
will benefit the second half of this year, will be achieved in
full,  but at less cost than was originally anticipated.  Both
Solartron and Mobrey are currently trading profitably and  are
ahead of budget.'

'The board anticipates the sale and lease-back of the building
to  be occupied by Weston on the Farnborough site and the sale
of  the  remainder  of  the site for  development  during  the
current  year.  Unsolicited offers have already been  received
for the site.'

'The Board continues to be confident of Roxboro's prospects.'