Holding by Fleming Mercantile

Focus Solutions Group PLC
5 April 2000



     Disclosure of interest in shares and notifications
      of dealings under The Stock Exchange requirements

             DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1.   NAME OF COMPANY

     Focus Solutions Group PLC

2.   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST

     THE FLEMING MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST 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.

     N/A

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

     N/A

5.   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

     -

6.   ( %) of Issued Class

     -

7.   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8.   (%) of Issued Class

     N/A

9.   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P

10.  Date of transaction

     N/A

11.  Date company informed

     -

12.  Total holding following this notification

     833,000

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following
     this notification

     3.32%

14.  Any additional information, price per share etc.

     -

15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     TOM BOOTH 020 7488 4040

Date of notification: 5 APRIL 2000