SAR - Photo-me

Schroders PLC
10 October 2003

                                                                      FORM SAR 3

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

Date of disclosure:     10/10/03

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

Date of acquisition     08/10/03

Acquisition in          Photo-Me International plc


1)     Class of voting shares      Number of shares over shares      If rights over shares acquired, as
       (e.g. ordinary shares)      acquired                          opposed to the shares themselves,
                                                                     specify nature of rights

       0.5p ordinary shares        834,749 shares






                                      Resultant total holding of rights           Total percentage
    2)     Resultant total holding of over shares (and % of total
    voting shares (and % of total     voting shares in issue)
    voting shares in issue)

   61,895,645 shares (17.049%)                                                    17.049%
                                                                                       


 (3)     Party making disclosure     Schroders plc

4)(a)     Name of person acquiring shares or rights   Schroders plc on behalf of institutional clients on
over shares and, if different, beneficial owner       a non-beneficial basis

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

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

(Also print name of signatory)     Duncan Murray

Telephone and extension number     020 7658 2962 (Direct line)

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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, Tel. No.: 020
7638 0129


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