SAR - Compel Group plc

Schroders PLC 9 August 2001 FORM SAR 3 Lodge with Company Announcements Office (which will publicise and copy to the Panel). A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure: 09/08/01 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs') Date of acquisition 08/08/01 Acquisition in Compel Group Plc (1) Class of Number of shares/ If rights over shares acquired, as voting shares rights over shares opposed to the shares themselves, (e.g. ordinary acquired specify nature of rights shares) 5p ordinary shares 90,000 shares rights ( 2) Resultant total Resultant total holding of rights Total holding of voting shares (and over shares (and % of total percentage % of total voting shares in voting shares in issue) issue) 4,924,854 ( 16.236%) (16.236%) (3) Party making disclosure Schroders Plc (4) (a) Name of person Schroders Plc on behalf of acquiring shares or rights over institutional clients on a shares and, if different, beneficial non-beneficial basis 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) Alison Dunn Telephone and extension number 020 7658 2059 (Direct line) ___________________________ Note. 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. 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, Tel. No.: 020 7638 0129

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