Results of EGM and Separate Class Meeting

Ross Group PLC
27 March 2000

                        Ross Group PLC
                               
  Results of Extraordinary General Meeting and Separate Class
                            Meeting
                               
The  Board  of  Ross Group PLC ('the Company') is  pleased  to
announce   that   all   the  resolutions   proposed   at   the
Extraordinary  General  Meeting  ('EGM')  and  Separate  Class
Meeting of the Company held on 27 March 2000 were approved  by
shareholders including Resolution 2 which was approved at  the
EGM by a poll as follows:

                                                   votes       votes
                                                     for       against
To  approve the subscription  by  The  carried   27,150,417    451,828
Alpha Capital Limited for, holding by  
Escalating Investments Limited of and
acquisition  by  The Grande  Holdings
Limited,   of  certain  new  ordinary
shares   for  the  purposes  of   the
dispensation provisions under Rule  9
of  the  City  Code on Takeovers  and
Mergers.

Accordingly the proposed Rights Issue, Capital Reorganisation,
Purchase of Preference Shares and Issue of Warrants which were
announced  on  2 March 2000 will proceed as described  in  the
circular sent to shareholders on 2 March 2000.

The expected timetable of events is as follows:

Event                                                     2000
                                                              
Despatch of Provisional Allotment Letters             27 March
                                                              
Credit  CREST  accounts  from  the  Capital           28 March
Reorganisations
                                                              
Dealings to commence in the Rights  Shares,           28 March
nil paid, and other issued New Ordinary Shares                              
                                                              
Despatch of definitive certificates for the            3 April
Capital Reorganisation
                                                              
Latest   time   for  splitting  Provisional    3.00 p.m. on 14 April
Allotment Letters, nil paid                              
                                                              
Latest  time for acceptance and payment  in    3.00 p.m. on 18 April
full and registration of renunciation                                         
     
                                                              
Dealings  in the Rights Shares to commence,           19 April
fully paid
                                                              
Credit CREST accounts from the Rights Issue              2 May
                                                              
Despatch of definitive certificates for the              2 May
Rights Shares
                                                              
Complete Purchase of New Preference Shares               9 May


Enquiries: Peter Mottershead     Ross Group 01621 854499