Results of AGM & EGM

ROSS GROUP PLC
6 September 1999


  Results of Annual General Meeting and Extraordinary General
                            Meeting
                               
The Board of Ross Group PLC ('the Company') announces that the results of the
polls held on the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting and the
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 3 September 1999 were as
follows:

Annual General Meeting                             votes         votes
                                                   for         against
                                                          
1.   To re-elect Mr T. M. Melvin as    failed    16,013,405   35,564,991
     a director                             

2.   To re-elect Mr P.D.L.             carried   23,952,240   20,064,116
     Mottershead as a director             

3.   To re-elect BDO Stoy Hayward as   carried   24,662,956   19,952,400
     auditors                            

4.   To authorise the directors to     carried   24,064,048   19,952,300
     fix the auditors remuneration        

5.   To authorise the directors to     carried   23,991,330   20,025,026
     allot relevant securities for the    
     purposes of section 80 of the
     Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act')

6.   To empower the directors to       failed    23,948,742   20,067,614
     allot relevant securities outside the
     pre-emption provisions of section 89
     of the Act (special resolution)

Extraordinary General Meeting                      votes        votes
                                                   for         against

1.   To effect a Capital               failed     25,054,522   26,010,147
     Reorganisation and adopt new Articles
     of Association (special resolution)

2.   To waive the requirement for      failed      18,545,606   26,012,103
     Marcus Evans to make a general offer  
     under Rule 9 of the City Code on
     Takeovers and Mergers

3.   To authorise the directors to     failed      25,144,022   26,911,647
     allot relevant securities for the    
     purposes of Section 80 of the Act

4.   To empower the directors to       failed      25,092,575   25,963,094
     allot relevant securities outside the 
     pre-emption provisions of section 89
     of the Act (special resolution)

Accordingly the proposed Rights Issue and Capital Reorganisation which were
announced on 10 August will not proceed.

The Board, which is disappointed by the low level of votes cast on the
resolutions, is considering its options. A further announcement will be made as
soon as possible.

Enquiries: Marcus Evans     Ross Group 0171 499 0900