Advance Notice of Results

Allen PLC
23 May 2000


                           ALLEN PLC
 (Hire Services, Housebuilding, Civil Engineering Contracting,
                     Building Contracting)
                               
              ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRELIMINARY RESULTS
                               
Allen  Plc,  the diversified construction group,  will  be
announcing  the preliminary results for the year  ended  2
April 2000 on Monday, 26 June 2000.

On  the  day,  the  Group  will be  holding  an  analysts'
meeting.  The details are as follows:

DATE              Monday, 26 June 2000

TIME              10.15 am for 10.30 am

VENUE             Institute of Chartered Accountants
                  Moorgate Place,
                  London EC2P 2BJ

Further details are available from:

Brian Coleman-Smith                       020 7786 9600
(Binns and Company Public Relations)