Interim Results

Barr(A.G.) PLC
26 September 2000

                     A G BARR p.l.c.
                            
                     Interim Results
           For the 6 months ended 29 July 2000

A G Barr p.l.c, the Scottish based manufacturer of soft
drinks including the popular Irn-Bru, Tizer and Orangina
brands, announces its interim results today.

Key Points

* Profit before tax for the reported period was £7.69m
  (1999: £8.23m) a decrease due to adverse weather during
  July affecting sales.

* UK sales of Barr brands up by 2.5%.

* Barr  brands  achieved an increase in market  share
  within  the  total UK carbonates market, with   leading
  brand, IRN-BRU, achieving a volume increase of just under
  6% compared with the same period last year.

* Interim Dividend of 7.35p in respect of the year to
  27 January 2001.

* An  improvement  in  sales and  profit  performance
  during August.


Commenting  on  the  results, Robin Barr,  the  Executive
Chairman, said:

'Despite  this half year's results having been  adversely
affected by the disappointing summer weather in  the  UK,
we  continue to see a successful long-term future for our
company  based on its portfolio of brands and our ongoing
investment therein.'


For further information, contact:

A G Barr:
Robin Barr, Chairman OR              0141 554 1899
Iain Greenock, Financial Director

Buchanan Communications:
Tim Thompson / Nicola Cronk          020 7466 5000

CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT

Profit on ordinary activities before taxation for  the  6
months  to  29  July, 2000 was £7,694,000  compared  with
£8,229,000 for the same period last year. Profits for the
first  five months had been running at the same level  as
last  year but adverse weather caused a decline  in  July
sales.

Margins  during  the  half year  were  slightly  affected
through   higher  year-on-year  prices  for  PET  bottles
outweighing a reduction in sugar costs arising  from  the
continued strength of Sterling against the Euro.

Turnover for the 6 months to July 2000 was £58.2  million
which was similar to the comparable period last year.  UK
sales of Barr brands were in fact up by 2=% but sales  of
Retailers'  Own Labels were substantially down reflecting
the  cessation  of supply of dilutables  to  this  market
sector.   The year-on-year sales increase of Barr  brands
in  the  UK had been running at over 5% up to the end  of
June but the weather in July - particularly in England  -
was  very  disappointing  and  this  of  course  had   an
inevitable  effect  on  the  whole  of  the  soft  drinks
industry.

Despite  the modest advance across the full half year  in
the turnover of Barr brands in the UK, I am pleased to be
able  to  report  that an increase in  market  share  was
achieved  within  the  total  UK  carbonates  market  due
largely  to the performance of our leading brand  IRN-BRU
which  achieved  a  volume  increase  of  just  under  6%
compared with the first half of last year.

Your Directors have declared an interim dividend of 7.35p
per  share payable on 27 October, 2000 in respect of  the
year  to  27  January, 2001.  This is the  same  rate  of
interim dividend as was paid last year.

Total turnover during the six weeks subsequent to 29 July
has  been 3=% up compared with the same period last year.
Barr  brands  in the UK have been up 4% while  Retailers'
Own  Labels  have been almost level. This improvement  in
sales performance during August has enabled us to recover
the year-on-year shortfall in cumulative profit which had
occurred at the half year end.

The  strength of Sterling against the Euro continues,  so
far,  to  maintain  the  price of sugar  at  historically
advantageous  levels but we do face an  increase  in  PET
bottle  costs this autumn.  Fortunately our ongoing  work
on bottle weight reduction should enable us to counter  a
substantial part of the increase in the basic PET price.

The  recent  fuel  blockades were  thankfully  terminated
before any major difficulties affected our operations but
the  crisis did create some short-term disruption in  the
buying patterns of consumers.

Despite  this  half year's results having been  adversely
affected by the disappointing summer weather in  the  UK,
we  continue to see a successful long-term future for our
company  based on its portfolio of brands and our ongoing
investment therein.
W. R. G. Barr
26 September 2000


Consolidated Profit and Loss Account
Unaudited results for the 6 months ended 29 July, 2000

                           6 months    6 months       Year
                             ended       ended       ended
                           29.July     31.July  29.January
                              2000        1999        2000
                              £000        £000        £000 

Turnover (note 2)           58,162      58,311     109,995
                            ======      ======     =======
Profit on ordinary
activities before interest   7,623       8,334      12,210
Interest                       (71)        105         114
                             -----      ------     -------
Profit on ordinary                                   
activities before taxation   7,694       8,229      12,096
Taxation (note 3)            2,270       2,310       3,451
                             -----      ------     -------
Profit on ordinary                  
activities after taxation    5,424       5,919       8,645
                             =====      ======     =======                     
            
Earnings per share on issued
share capital (note 4)       27.90p      30.44p      44.46p
                             ======     ======     =======                     
       
Basic earnings per share     28.79p      31.61p      45.87p
                             =====      ======     =======                     
              
Fully diluted earnings per   27.66p      30.63p      44.31p
share                        ======     ======     =======

Dividend per share            7.35p       7.35p      19.60p
                             =====      ======     ========                    
             
Dividend (£000)              1,429       1,429       3,813
                             =====      ======     ========

Balance Sheet as at 29 July,2000

                                 As at       As at    As at 29
                               29 July     31 July     January
                                  2000        1999        2000
                                  £000        £000        £000

Fixed assets
Tangible assets (note 5)        38,580      40,580      40,384
Investment in associated           100         100         100
undertaking                     ------      ------      ------
                                38,680      40,680      40,484
Current assets                                                
Stocks                          10,658       9,799       9,027
Debtors                         22,781      22,031      14,750
Investment                       2,050       2,128       2,228
Cash at bank                     7,307       5,442       9,762
                                ------      ------      ------  
                                42,796      39,400      35,767
Creditors: Due within one       24,738      26,579      23,025
year                            ------      ------      ------  
Net current assets              18,058      12,821      12,742
                                ------      ------      ------ 
Total assets less current       56,738      53,501      53,226
liabilities
Creditors: Due after more                                     
than one year
Hire purchase creditor               -         892         304
                                     -         892         304
Provisions for liabilities                                    
and charges                     
Deferred credit                    693         744         719
Deferred taxation                1,349       1,506       1,502
                                ------      ------      ------
                                 2,042       2,250       2,221
                                ------      ------      ------                 
             
                                 2,042       3,142       2,525
                                ------      ------      ------
                                54,696      50,359      50,701
                                ======      ======      ======
Capital and reserves                                          
Called up share capital          4,861       4,861       4,861
Share premium account              859         859         859
Profit and loss account         48,976      44,639      44,981
                                ------      ------      ------
                                54,696      50,359      50,701
                                ======      ======      ======

Cash Flow Statement for the
6 months ended 29 July, 2000

                             6 months     6 months        Year
                                ended        ended    ended 29
                              29 July      31 July     January
                                 2000         1999        2000
                                 £000         £000        £000

Net cash inflow from                                           
operating activities(note 1)    3,831       6,604       17,675
Returns on investment and
servicing of finance
Interest received                 128          87          207
Interest paid                      (7)        (91)        (152)
Interest element of hire          (50)       (101)        (169)
purchase paid                   ------       -----       ------
                                    71       (105)        (114)
Taxation
Corporation tax paid            (1,062)        -        (3,229)

Capital expenditure and
financial investment
Payments for tangible fixed    
assets                          (2,444)    (2,714)      (4,679)             

Sale of tangible fixed assets      105         90          525
                                -------     -------     -------
                                (2,339)    (2,624)      (4,154)

Dividends paid                  (2,382)    (2,187)      (3,616)
                                -------     -------      ------
                                (1,881)     1,688        6,562
Financing
Issue of share capital              -          76           76
Capital element of hire           (564)      (518)      (1,061)
purchase repaid                    
Loans repaid                         -     (5,053)      (5,053)
                                -------    -------      -------
                                  (564)    (5,495)      (6,038)
                                -------    -------      -------
(Decrease)/increase in cash     (2,445)    (3,807)         524
                                -------    -------      ------- 

Notes to the Cash Flow Statement

1. Net cash inflow from operating 
   activities      
                            6 months      6 months        Year
                               ended         ended       ended
                             29 July       31 July  29 January
                                2000          1999        2000
                                £000          £000        £000
                                                   
Operating profit               7,623         8,334      12,210
Depreciation                   2,785         2,657       5,405
Loss/(gain) on sale of                          
tangible assets                   62            14        (242)
Government grants written                 
back                             (26)          (27)        (52)
(Increase)/decrease in                
stocks                        (1,631)         (203)        569
(Increase)/decrease in                         
debtors                       (6,735)       (5,493)      1,478
Decrease/(increase) in 
investment                       178            73        (483)
Increase/(decrease) in   
creditors                      1,575         1,249      (1,217)
Pension provision release         -             -            7
                               ------       ------      -------
                               3,831         6,604      17,675
                               ======       ======      =======
2.Reconciliation of net cash                                   
flow to movement in net              
funds
(Decrease)/increase in cash                                   
in the period                 (2,445)       (3,807)        524
Cash outflow from decrease                                    
in debt and leasing finance      564         5,571       6,113
                              -------       -------      ------
Movement in net funds in the 
period                        (1,881)        1,764       6,637
Net funds at 29 January, 2000  8,296         1,659       1,659
                              -------       ------      ------
Net funds at 29 July, 2000     6,415         3,423       8,296
                              =======       ======      ====== 

3.    Analysis of changes in
net funds
                                At 29                        At
                              January          Cash     29 July
                                 2000         Flows        2000
                                 £000          £000       £000
Cash in hand and at bank        9,762        (2,455)     7,307
Overdrafts                        (10)           10          -
Hire purchase creditor         (1,456)          564       (892)
                              --------       ------      -----
Total                           8,296        (1,881)     6,415
                              ========       =======    ======

Notes to the Accounts

1.   Non-statutory accounts

These  interim  financial  statements,  which  have  been
prepared on the basis of the accounting policies set  out
in   the  company's  2000  published  accounts,  do   not
constitute   statutory  accounts   and   are   unaudited.
Comparative  figures for the year ended 29 January,  2000
have  been extracted from the statutory accounts  of  the
company on which the auditors gave an unqualified  report
and   which  have  been  filed  with  the  Registrar   of
Companies.

A  copy  of  this  announcement  is  distributed  to  all
registered  shareholders of the company and is  available
for members of the public upon application to the Company
Secretary at 1306 Gallowgate, Glasgow G31 4DS.

2.  Turnover
The  figure  for  turnover includes exports  of  £305,000
(1999  -  £471,000 ; Year 2000 - £778,000) which are  not
considered sufficiently significant to warrant allocation
to the geographical markets involved.

3.  Taxation
Corporation  tax is provided at the anticipated  rate  of
taxation for the group's current financial period.

4.  Earnings per share
The  calculation  is  based on  the  group  profit  after
taxation and the number of ordinary shares of 25p each in
issue at 29 July, 2000.

5.  Movement in tangible fixed assets
                          6 months    6 months        Year
                             ended       ended       Ended 
                           29 July     31 July  29 January
                              2000        1999        2000
                              £000        £000        £000
                                                           
Beginning of period         40,384      40,956      40,956
Capital additions            1,148       2,385       5,116
Disposals                     (167)       (104)       (283)
Depreciation                (2,785)     (2,657)     (5,405)
                            -------     -------     -------                    
          
End of period               38,580      40,580      40,384
                            =======     =======    ========