SAR - Quicks Group PLC

Guinness Peat Group PLC
21 January 2002


Quicks Group plc

In accordance with the Rules Governing Substantial Acquisition of Shares, the
following is the text of a Disclosure sent today to the Company Secretary of
Quicks Group plc.


Disclosure of Interest in Shares Pursuant to Rule 3 of 
The Rules Governing Substantial Acquisition  of Shares

Guinness Peat Group plc and its subsidiary companies ('the Group') hereby notify
Quicks Group plc ('Quicks') that following the market purchase of 1,360,000
Ordinary 25p shares ('shares') on 18 January 2002 the Group's interest in the
Shares of Quicks now amount to 8,018,762 representing 19.97% of the issued share
capital.

No member of the Group is party to any agreement or arrangement relating to the
exercise of any rights conferred by holding the shares subject to this
notification.'



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