Holding in Company

Brooks Service Group PLC
27 September 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BROOKS SERVICE GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FRIENDS IVORY & SIME PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     CLIENT IS UK DISCOVERY TRUST PLC

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     CHASE NOMINEES LTD

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     100,000

6)   (0.77%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     25-9-2000

11)  Date company informed

     26-9-2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     930,000
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     7.13%

14)  Any additional information

     SHAREHOLDER HAD ALREADY ACQUIRED ANOTHER 25,000 SHARES SINCE THE LAST      
    NOTIFICATION ON 21/8/00

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     PATRICK MULCANY: 01454 614668

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ....27-9-2000....