RNS Number:6069U
Inflexion PLC
23 January 2004


                                                                      FORM SAR 3

Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel. A copy
must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired.

                                             Date of disclosure: 23 January 2004

   DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF
                                SHARES ("SARs")


Date of proposed acquisition: 20 January 2004*

* On 20 January 2004, Inflexion plc announced proposals, inter alia, to acquire
an investment portfolio from the London Merchant Securities plc group and
entered into an agreement to buy such shares, conditional, inter alia, on the
approval of Inflexion's shareholders at an EGM to be held on 5 Feburary 2004.

Acquisition in:  CROWN SPORTS PLC


(1)  Class of voting shares            Number of shares/rights over shares  If rights over shares acquired,
     (eg ordinary shares)              acquired                             as opposed to the shares                    
                                                                            themselves, specify nature of
                                                                            rights

                                     
      Ordinary shares                  N/A............. shares              Please see * above
                                       57,754,030...... rights



(2)  Resultant total holding of        Resultant total holding of rights    Total percentage
     voting shares (and % of           over shares (and % of total voting
     total voting shares in issue)     shares in issue)
                                     
      N/A                              57,754,030... (19.9 %)               19.9%


(3)  Party making disclosure  INFLEXION PLC.........................................................


(4)  (a)  Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares   INFLEXION PLC.....................

          and, if different, beneficial owner N/A...................................................


      (b)  Names of any other persons acting by

           agreement or understanding ............... N/A...........................................


Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above ..........................................


(Also print name of signatory) Darren Jordan........................................................

Telephone and extension number 020 7487 9888........................................................

                     ______________________________________
          
Note 1.   Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by 
          agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding
          of or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who 
          must aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals.
          
Note 2.   The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and rights 
          over shares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held 
          and in issue outside treasury.

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, Monitoring
Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail: monitoring@disclosure.org.uk


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