Fthr re Result of AGM

Leeds Group PLC
22 January 2001


Supplementary Annual General Meeting Statement
 
The Board of Leeds Group plc announces that following a request for a poll at
today's Annual General Meeting from Mr P Gyllenhammar and Mr J Claesson,
representing shareholders holding over 10% of the Company's shares,
Resolutions 4, 6 and 7 were defeated. 
 
As a result, despite the unanimous support of the Board, Mr Carl Openshaw who
was retiring by rotation was not re-elected as a non-executive director. The
two standard Resolutions relating to the Board's authority to allot shares
were also defeated. 
 
Mr P Gyllenhammar and Mr J Claesson had previously requested two seats on the
Leeds Board. Having considered the matter carefully and after taking advice,
the Board concluded that this was inappropriate and not in the interests of
shareholders as a whole; one seat on the Board was offered, but this was
rejected. 

Enquiries: 
Robert Wade 
Chairman             Fiona Tooley 
Leeds Group plc      Citigate Dewe Rogerson 
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