SAR - Bespak PLC

Schroders PLC 20 February 2003 FORM SAR 5 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are being sold. Date of disclosure: 20/02/03 DISCLOSURE UNDER NOTE 3 ON RULE 5 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs') Date of sale 19/02/03 Sale of Bespak Plc Number of shares/rights over If rights over shares sold, as 1) Class of voting shares shares sold opposed to the shares themselves, (e.g. ordinary shares) specify nature of rights Ordinary 10p shares 19,512 shares rights Resultant total holding of rights Total percentage 2) Resultant total holding over shares (and % of total voting of voting shares (and % of shares in issue) total voting shares in issue) 4,817,388 (17.981%) ( %) 17.981% (3) Party making disclosure Schroders plc Schroders plc on behalf of institutional clients on 4) (a) Name of person selling shares a non-beneficial basis or rights over shares and, if different, beneficial owner (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above (Also print name of signatory) Alison Dunn (Regulatory Reporting Officer) Telephone and extension number 020 7658 2959 (Direct line) ___________________________ For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel. No.: 020 7638 0129. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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