SAR 3 - Mountview Estates

Mountview Estates PLC
03 May 2005


                                                                      FORM SAR 3

Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.
A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired.

Date of disclosure
3 May 2005

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs')

Date of acquisition
8 April 2005

Acquisition in (name of company)
Mountview Estates PLC

1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares)
ordinary shares

Number of shares/rights over shares acquired

90,428 Shares

If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify
nature of rights
N/A

2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares in
issue)
607,823 (15.59%)

Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares in
issue)
N/A

Total percentage
N/A

3. Party making disclosure
Brewin Dolphin Securities Limited

4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares
Mrs Margaret Murphy

and, if different, beneficial owner
N/A

(b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)
N/A

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above

(Also print name of signatory)
F.K. MALCOLM

Telephone and extension number
0131 529 0311 (DIRECT)

Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or
acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate
holdings to disclose certain disposals.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring
Section. Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.
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