Rule 8 - Blooms of Bressinghm

RNS Number:1894L
Singer & Friedlander Invest Man Ld
16 May 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             16th May 2003

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

Date of dealing:                                                15th May 2003

Dealing in:                                                     Blooms of Bressingham Holdings Plc

1)     Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)                 Ordinary Shares

2)     Amount bought                          Amount sold                 Price per unit

        3,600                                                             26p

3)     Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled              2,040,590
        (and percentage of class)                                         8.29%

4)      Party making disclosure
        Singer & Friedlander Investment Management Limited

5)     EITHER (a)                   Name of purchaser /vendor (Note 1)
       OR (b)                       if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management organisation
       Singer & Friedlander Investment Management Limited

6)     Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
       (a)                          associate of                          (i) offeror (Note 3)               NO
                                                                          (ii) offeree company               NO
       Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
       If category (8), explain
       (b)                          Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of YES
                                    the class of relevant securities dealt in)

       Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above
       (Also print name of signatory)                                                       Mark Broadey
       Telephone and extension number                                                       0207 523 5141

 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 which 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 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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