Day 21 Statement

RNS Number:5057E
Britannia Living Limited
29 November 2002

                                                                29 November 2002



                  Offer by Altium Capital Limited on behalf of
                            Britannia Living Limited
                                      for

                            Range Cooker Company PLC

             Unconditional as to acceptances and extension of Offer



This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution in or into the
United States, Canada, Australia or Japan

On 8 November 2002 Altium Capital Limited made an offer (the "Offer") on behalf
of Britannia Living Limited ("Britannia Living") for the whole of the issued
ordinary share capital of the Range Cooker Company PLC ("Range").

As at 3.00 p.m. on 29 November 2002, being the first closing date of the Offer,
valid acceptances of the Offer had been received in respect of a total of
154,165,411 Range Shares, representing approximately 97.0 per cent. of the
current issued ordinary share capital of Range.  Such figures have been
confirmed by Capita IRG plc, who are acting as receiving agent to the Offer.

As at close of business on 14 February 2002 (being the dealing day prior to the
commencement of the Offer Period), Britannia Living neither owned nor controlled
any Range Shares.

Included in the total above are acceptances, representing in aggregate
approximately 73.6 per cent. of the issued share capital of Range, received
from:

(i) John Armstrong, the Chairman and Managing Director of Range, in accordance
with the provisions of the irrevocable undertaking to accept the Offer given by
him in respect of his holding of 108,200,000 Range Shares, representing
approximately 68.1 per cent. of Range's issued share capital; and

(ii) Nigel Wray in accordance with the provisions of the irrevocable
undertakings to accept the Offer given by him in respect of 8,798,000 Range
Shares, representing approximately 5.5 per cent. of Range's issued share
capital.

Britannia Living hereby declares the Offer unconditional as to acceptances and
gives Range Shareholders notice that the Offer (as contained in the Offer
Document and in the accompanying Form of Acceptance) will remain open for
acceptance for a further 14 days until 3.00 p.m. on 13 December 2002.

The expressions used in this announcement shall, unless the context otherwise
requires, bear the same respective meanings as in the Offer Document posted to
Range Shareholders on 8 November 2002.


For further information, please contact:

Helen Kilsby                                   Tel: [phone]
Director
Altium Capital Limited

Keith Salisbury                                Tel: [phone]
Director
Brewin Dolphin Securities Limited

John Armstrong                                 Tel: [phone]
Chairman
The Range Cooker Company PLC

Altium Capital, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial
Services Authority, is acting for Britannia Living and for no one else in
connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than
Britannia Living for providing the protections afforded to customers of Altium
Capital nor for giving advice in relation to the Offer.

Brewin Dolphin, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial
Services Authority, is acting for Range and for no one else in connection with
the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Range for providing
the protections afforded to customers of Brewin Dolphin nor for giving advice in
relation to the Offer.



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