Rule 2.10 Announcement

John David Group (The) PLC
11 May 2005



11 May 2005                                                    Immediate release



                        THE JOHN DAVID GROUP PLC ('JD')

Further to this morning's announcement of the cash offer for 211.2 pence per JD
share on behalf of Manchester Square Enterprises Limited for the whole of the
issued and to be issued share capital of JD ('the Offer'), and in accordance
with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the Board announces
details of all classes of relevant securities issued by the Company, together
with the numbers of such securities in issue. The issued share capital of the
Company, all of which is paid up or credited as fully paid up, is as follows:

47,276,628 Ordinary Shares of 10p each

ISIN number in respect of the Ordinary Shares: GB 000 477 1548

Enquiries:                                         

The John David Group Plc                           Tel: [phone]
Peter Cowgill, Executive Chairman
Barry Bown, Chief Executive
Brian Small, Finance Director

Investec Investment Banking                        Tel: [phone]
David Currie
Stefan Borson

Hogarth Partnership Limited                        Tel: [phone]
Andrew Jaques
Barnaby Fry

Investec Investment Banking, a division of Investec Bank (UK) Limited, which is
authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services
Authority, is acting for JD and for no one else in connection with the Offer and
will not regard anyone else as its customer in relation to the Offer.




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