Litho Supplies PLC - Rule 8 Disclosure

RNS No 5915u LITHO SUPPLIES PLC
                                       Date of Disclosure.... 04/05/99 .........
               DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3
                 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKE-OVERS AND MERGERS Date of dealing.... 
29/04/99 ................ Dealing in.........  LITHO SUPPLIES
.......................(name of company) (1)  Class of securities (eg ordinary
shares)..  ORDINARY ................. (2)  Amount bought                  Amount
sold             Price per unit
       0                               300,000                1.465 (3) 
Resultant total owned or controlled of ordinary shares (and percentage of
class)......................... 2,500 .......... ( 0.01%) (4)  Party making
disclosure.. TILNEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT ................. (5)  EITHER (a) Name
of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)..............................
     OR     (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
                organisation .............................  TILNEY INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT .............. (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........................................................
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     (b) Rule 8.3 (ie 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.....N/A...............
(Also print name of signatory)...  D R WETHERELL ...............................
Telephone and extension number.... 0151 236 6000 ...............................
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 with 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...........................
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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 Take-overs and Mergers, Tel. No:
0171-382 9026.  END  DCCBZFFBKEKBBKF