RNS Number:9580K
Credit Lyonnais Securities
12 May 2003

                                                                    FORM 8.1/8.3

Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. Use separate form for each
class of securities in which dealings have been made.

                                                   Date of disclosure...12/05/03

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing ...............09/05/03


Dealing in ............. COMPCO HOLDINGS PLC ........   (name of company)


(1)     Class of securities (eg ordinary shares).............ORD 20p..........
...

(2)     Amount bought                 Amount sold                 Price per unit
                                      10,000                      273 pence


CREDIT LYONNAIS SECURITIES have undertaken certain CFD transactions (see below).




(3)     Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled

     (and percentage of class) .........197,977.................................
................ ( 0.53%)

(4)     Party making disclosure ......CREDIT LYONNAIS (INVESTMENTS) LTD

(5)     EITHER     (a)     Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) ...CREDIT LYONNAIS
                           SECURITIES

     OR     (b)     If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
management organisation

     .........................................................................
..................................................

(6)     Reason for disclosure (Note 2)

     (a)     associate of     (i)     offeror (Note 3) NO

                             (ii)     offeree company YES

     Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf) .......
CATEGORY 2


     If category (8), explain ................................................
.................................................

 

     (b)  Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or
          more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) NO

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above...CREDIT LYONNAIS
(INVESTMENTS) LTD

(Also print name of signatory) ...............Chris Seals.........

Telephone and extension number ............07747 797898

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