Rule 8 - (Amey Plc)

RNS Number:6440G
Salomon Brothers UK Equity Ltd
27 January 2003




                                                                      FORM 8.3



Lodge with Company Announcements Office (which will publicise and copy to the
Panel). Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have
been made.



                                             Date of disclosure: 27 January 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:             24 January 2003

Dealing in:                     Amey Plc



(1)   Class of securities.  Ordinary shares:


(2)   Amount bought                                Amount sold                       Price per unit GBP
                                22224                                       0.2800

                                 2167                                       0.2800

                                33899                                       0.2800

                               100000                                       0.2750




(3)   Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of
class):  4,530,336             (1.80%)



(4)   Party making disclosure:                 Salomon Brothers UK Equity
Limited



(5)   EITHER  (a) Name of purchaser/Vendor (Note 1):  as above

       OR           (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
management organisation:   N/A



(6)   Reason for disclosure Passed 1% threshold



       (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)
                                                                  No

                                 (ii) offeree company
                                                                         No



       Specify which category or categories of associates (1-8 overleaf): (2)



       If category (8), explain
..................................................N/
A..................................................................................



       (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
.........................................



(Also print name of signatory)
  Ben Cheetham

Telephone and extension number
020 7508 3554





Note 1.        Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, e.g. 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 of or the offeree company in
relation to the relevant securities, details of such an arrangement must be
disclosed, as requires by Note 6 on Rule 8.



For full details of the disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel [phone]


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