Purchase of Own Securities

YJL PLC
24 August 2000
                            
                         YJL plc
                            
                            

The Company announces that on 24 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 1,049,522 of its own ordinary
shares of 10p each at a price of 17.43p per share.

Following the above purchase there are now 73,136,380
ordinary shares in issue.

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


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YJL plc
Paul Sellars                             020 8982 4321