Brockhampton Posting

RNS Number:2462M
South Downs Limited
26 October 2001


 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO
      THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN


 Recommended Cash Offers by N M Rothschild & Sons Limited 
         on behalf of South Downs Limited for 
              Brockhampton Holdings plc
                            
N  M  Rothschild & Sons Limited announces  on  behalf  of
South   Downs   Limited  that  the  offer  document   for
Brockhampton  Holdings plc was posted to shareholders  on
Friday, 26 October 2001.
                            

Enquiries

South Downs:
Rory Cullinan                       Tel:    [phone]
Nicholas Roadnight                  Tel:    [phone]

Rothschild:
Richard Noble                       Tel:    [phone]
Ed Welsh                            Tel:    [phone]

Brockhampton:
Martin Copp                         Tel:    [phone]

Close Brothers:
Peter Alcaraz                       Tel:    [phone]
David Bezem                         Tel:    [phone]
                                    
Smithfield Financial:
John Antcliffe                      Tel:    [phone]


Rothschild, which is regulated in the United  Kingdom  by
The  Securities and Futures Authority Limited, is  acting
exclusively  for RBS and South Downs and no one  else  in
connection with the Offers and will not be responsible to
anyone  other than RBS and South Downs for providing  the
protections  afforded to its customers or  for  providing
advice in relation to the Offers.

Close  Brothers, which is regulated in the United Kingdom
by  The  Securities  and  Futures Authority  Limited,  is
acting  exclusively for Brockhampton and no one  else  in
connection with the Offers and will not be responsible to
anyone   other   than  Brockhampton  for  providing   the
protections  afforded to its customers or  for  providing
advice in relation to the Offers.

The  Offers (including the Loan Note Alternative) are not
being made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use
of   the  mails,  or  by  any  means  or  instrumentality
(including,  without limitation, facsimile or  electronic
transmission,  telex  and  telephone)  of  interstate  or
foreign  commerce,  or  of any  facility  of  a  national
securities  exchange  of, the USA, Canada,  Australia  or
Japan and the Offers cannot be accepted by any such  use,
means,  instrumentality or facility or  from  within  the
USA, Canada, Australia or Japan.

The Loan Notes have not been, and will not be, registered
under the Securities Act nor under the securities laws of
any  state of the USA nor the applicable securities  laws
of  Canada, Australia or Japan. The Loan Notes may not be
offered, sold or delivered (directly or indirectly) in or
into the USA, Canada, Australia or Japan.