Result of Mentmore Abbey EGM

BIRKBY PLC
24 August 1999


                              Mentmore Abbey plc
                      ('Mentmore Abbey' or 'the Company')
                                       
                Result of Extraordinary General Meeting ('EGM')
                                       
                                       
The directors of Mentmore Abbey are pleased to announce that at today's EGM to
approve  the  Offer by Mentmore Abbey for Birkby PLC, all of  the  resolutions
were duly passed.

Details  of  the  resolutions  were  set  out  in  the  circular  and  listing
particulars sent to shareholders on 3 August 1999.

Nick Smith
Chairman            Mentmore Abbey                 0171 720 5067

Greg Aldridge
Director            Singer & Friedlander           0171 623 3000