Result of Meetings, etc

ASSOCIATED BRITISH ENGINEERING PLC
1 September 1999


At  the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of ABE held
today, all five resolutions put to the meeting were passed.

As  expected  the  two class meetings of shareholders  holding
more  than 3,000 shares and of shareholders holding less  than
3,000  shares were adjourned until 8 September at 2.30 pm  due
to the lack of quorum.

At  the Extraordinary General Meeting of all shareholders, the
three resolutions were passed.

The  Chairman  told shareholders that negotiations  have  been
reopened  for  the sale of Danway, the Group's Middle  Eastern
trading  subsidiary  based  in  Dubai,  in  the  United   Arab
Emirates.    As  shareholders  were  previously   made   aware
negotiations  for the sale of Danway had reached  an  advanced
stage  earlier this year but funds due to have been  put  into
escrow  prior  to shareholders' consent being sought  had  not
been  forthcoming.  Accordingly negotiations for the sale  had
been terminated.

Following  the  substantial rise in  the  price  of  oil,  the
economic  climate  in the United Arab Emirates  has  improved.
After  consideration of other options the  board  has  decided
that  it is in the best interest of shareholders to achieve  a
sale  at  this time and a number of potential purchasers  have
been identified.

As  far as trading in the current year is concerned, Danway is
well up to budget, but the results for the UK subsidiaries are
disappointing.   The slow start to the year by  British  Polar
Engines, which was referred to in the report and accounts, has
continued.   Sales  in  the Catering  Equipment  division  are
materially down on the levels of last year, partially  because
an important export contract has been delayed.

The property at Havant previously occupied by Dawson-Keith  is
subject  to  an option agreement which expires in April  2000.
It  is  now likely that this option will not be exercised  and
the board is therefore taking steps to sell the site.