SAR - Dawson International

Guinness Peat Group PLC
18 January 2002



TO: COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE
   
Dawson International plc                                  

In accordance with the Rules Governing Substantial Acquisition of Shares the 
following is the text of a Disclosure sent today to the Company Secretary of 
Dawson plc.


DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL 
ACQUISITION OF SHARES:
DAWSON INTERNATIONAL PLC

Guinness Peat Group plc and its subsidiary companies ('GPG') announce that, 
following the purchases of 1,250,000 ordinary shares of 50p each ('Shares') of 
Dawson International PLC ('Dawson') on 17 January 2002, it increased its holding
to 28,861,833 Shares representing 28.49% of the issued share capital of Dawson.

No person interested in the Shares is party to any agreement or arrangement 
relating to the exercise of any rights conferred by holding the Shares subject 
to this notification. '


FROM: GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC