SAR - Jarvis Porter Group Plc

North Atlantic Smlr Co Inv Tst PLC
15 December 2003

                                                                      FORM SAR 3



Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.

A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired.



Date of disclosure


15 December 2003





DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING

SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs')



Date of acquisition


12 December 2003





Acquisition in (name of company)


Jarvis Porter Group Plc





1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares)


Ordinary Shares





Number of shares/rights over shares acquired


   220,500                             Shares                                                  Rights



If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify
nature of rights


N/a





2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares in
issue)


8,750,000                                                18.23%





Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares in
issue)


N/a                                                      %





Total percentage


18.23%





3. Party making disclosure


North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC





4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares


As above





and, if different, beneficial owner








(b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)








Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above






(Also print name of signatory)


Bonita Dryden, Assistant Company Secretary, J O Hambro Capital Management Limited





Telephone and extension number


020 7747 5681





Note 1.           Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons
acting by agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding
of or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must
aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals.



Note 2.           The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and
rights over shares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and
in issue outside treasury.



For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring
Section.  Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.

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