GPG Buyback & issue of CLNs

Guinness Peat Group PLC
09 July 2003



     GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC ("GPG") and GPG(UK) HOLDINGS PLC ("   GPGUK")


           Buyback Offer and issue of Further Convertible Loan Notes


GPG announces that following the approval of the terms of the Buyback Contract
by Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of GPG held in London on 17 June
2003 and the satisfaction of the Buyback Conditions set out in the prospectus
relating to the Buyback Offer and issue of Further CLNs dated 12 May 2003 (the
"Prospectus"), GPG bought back 10,419,320 Ordinary Shares on 9 July 2003
pursuant to the terms of the Buyback Contract and the Buyback Offer.

GPGUK announces that it has issued, subject only to listing on the New Zealand
Stock Exchange or to admission to the Official List of the UKLA and to trading
on the London Stock Exchange, 26,047,862 Further CLNs to Qualifying Shareholders
whose valid tenders have been accepted in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the Buyback Offer on the basis of five Further CLNs for every two
Ordinary Shares repurchased.

It is anticipated that dealings in the Further CLNs will commence on the London
and New Zealand stock exchanges at market opening on 10 July.

As a result of the transaction GPG now has an issued share capital of
688,929,218 ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Shares").  This includes the
2,886,806 Shares issued on 4 July 2003 which, consequent upon the terms of their
issue, do not have a right to receive any dividend or distribution that relates
to a financial period or part of a financial period ended on or prior to 30 June
2003.  The number of CLNs in issue has increased to 60,294,864.

Capitalised terms used in this announcement have the same meanings as in the
Prospectus.


Richard Russell
9 July 2003

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