Additional Listing

Mears Group PLC
22 January 2001

Mears Group PLC has issued 20,000 new ordinary shares of 1p each pursuant to
an exercise of options at an exercise price of 13.25p per share.

It has also issued 250,000 new ordinary shares of 1p each in consideration of
the acquisition of a minority interest in a subsidiary.

Application has been made to admit these shares to trading on the Alternative
Investment Market. It is expected that admission of these new 270,000 ordinary
shares, which will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary
shares, will become effective on 24 January 2001.

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