RNS Number:2325O
M&G Investment Management Ltd
01 August 2003

                                                                    FORM 8.1/8.3

  Lodge with Company Announcements Office and the Panel. Use a separate form for
                      each class of securities in which dealings have been made.

Date of Disclosure

01/08/03

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

Date of dealing

31/07/03

Dealing in (name of company)

KBC Advanced Technologies plc

1. Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)

Ordinary Shares

2.
Amount bought                      Amount sold                        Price per unit

                                    25000                             0.43


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

6725345                                               13.99

4. Party making disclosure

M&G Investment Management Ltd

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

Prudential plc

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)
6

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)

YES

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above

Richard Harding

(Also print name of signatory)

Richard Harding

Telephone and Extension number

020 7548 3183

Note 1.

Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also identify
controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on instructions of a
controller

Note 2.

Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all reasons.

Note 3.

Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4.

When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company or with an
associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to relevant
securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required by Note 6
on Rule 8.

Note 5.

It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative transactions, to
append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all relevant information can be
given.

Note 6.

In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should be
disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No:
020 7638 0129.




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