Chairman's AGM Statement

Aukett Associates PLC
26 January 2000

                             AUKETT ASSOCIATES PLC

                  CHAIRMAN'S AGM STATEMENT AND TRADING UPDATE
                    FIRST QUARTER IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS
                                       
At  the  AGM today of Aukett Associates ('the Group'), one of Europe's leading
building  design  practices, the retiring Chairman, Gerry Deighton,  made  the
following remarks on current trading and prospects:

'Trading  across the Group for the first three months of this  financial  year
are  in  line with expectations and several new commissions have been secured,
both  in  the United Kingdom and across Europe.  In particular our  50%  owned
joint  venture  in Madrid is beginning to justify our commitment  with  strong
expansion  of  that  business continuing in both  Spain  and,  more  recently,
Morocco, with the help of several projects in the telecoms sector.

Since  the  balance sheet date, as previously reported, we have purchased  the
50%  of  our Amsterdam operation which we did not already own and the benefits
of  this investment should be reflected in the Group's results for the current
financial  year.  Further expansion possibilities within Europe are  currently
under consideration.

I  am retiring as a director today after 12 years as Chairman and 24 years  in
the business.    My statement in last year's Annual Report dated  29  November
1999  referred to the progress made during the last three years and the future
opportunities identified.  I have every confidence in Andrew Lett and his team
and look forward to the Directors being able to report further progress at the
interim stage.'

ENDS

Enquiries:

Andrew Lett/Robert Warner
Aukett Associates PLC                                       Tel: [phone]

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