Rule 8 - Ronson PLC

    REG- Ronson PLC Rule 8 - Ronson

Form 8.1/8.3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel.
Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been
made.
Date of Disclosure 8 July 2003-07-08 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 9.1(b) (I)
and 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS
Date of dealing 4th July 2003
Dealing in Ronson PLC
(1) Class of security (e.g. ordinary shares) ORP GBPO.0001
(2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit
2,000,000 Nil 0.0013
(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
11,000,000
(and percentage of class)
(1.02%)
(4) Party making disclosure Ronson Plc

(5) EITHER (a) Name of Purchaser (Note 1) Mr Robert Jackson
(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 NO

Specify which category or categories of associate (1 - 8 overleaf)
(b) Rule 8.3 (i.e. 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

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(Also print name of signatory)
Pam Hulme
Telephone and extension number
01293 843600



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