Purchase of Own Securities

YJL PLC
21 August 2000

                            
                         YJL plc
                           
The Company announces that on 18 August 2000, pursuant to
the passing of the resolution at the annual general
meeting of the Company held on 21 January 2000, it
purchased from the market 2,417,507 of its own ordinary
shares of 10p each at a price of 16.695p per share.

Following the above purchase there are now 74,185,902
ordinary shares in issue.

The Company will consider additional repurchases of its
shares through the market.


Enquiries:

YJL plc
Paul Sellars  020 8982 4321