Rule 8 Disclosure-Replacement

London Stock Exchange
7 August 2000


The following replaces the Rule 8 Disclosure announcement released on 
28 July 2000 under RNS No 6302O.  

The Resultant total in Box 3 should read 1750.


                                  Date of Disclosure 28 July 2000

                    DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 
                       OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing   27/07/00

Dealing in  London Stock Exchange plc                (name of company)

1)  Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary Shares

2)  Amount bought                Amount sold             Price per unit

    1000                                                 £19.50

3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled 
    (and percentage of class)        1750                     (0.0059%)


4) Party making disclosure  London Stock Exchange plc


5)  EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)  Magda Szlenkier (wife of
Martin Wheatley)  
    OR     (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund 
               management organisation

6)  Reason for disclosure (Note 2)                                     
    (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)                       NO
                    (ii) offeree company                        YES

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf) DEFINITION 3

If category (8), explain   N/A

     (b)  Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% 
          or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in)  NO

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above   

(Also print name of signatory)  LISA CONDRON

Telephone and extension number  020 7797 3517


Note 1.  Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company.  If relevant, also 
         identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on 
         instructions of a controller

Note 2.  Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all 
         reasons.

Note 3.  Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4.  When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company

         or which an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company 
         in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must 
         be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8

Note 5.  It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative 
         transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that
         relevant information can be given.

Note 6.  In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade 
         should be disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code.  If in 
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel No: 020 7382 9026