Watts,Blake,Bearne - Blocklisting Interim Review

RNS No 1711h
WATTS BLAKE BEARNE & CO PLC
20th April 1998

BLOCK LISTING RETURN

1.   NAME OF COMPANY:
Watts Blake Bearne & Co PLC

2.   NAME OF SCHEME:

1985 Executive Share Option Scheme

3.   PERIOD OF RETURN:

     FROM: 1st October 1997
     TO: 31st March 1998


4.   NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)(AMOUNT
OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY) NOT ISSUED UNDER
SCHEME AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:

15,001

5.   NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:

Nil

6.   BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET
ISSUED/ALLOTTED AT END OF PERIOD:

15,001

7.   NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) (AMOUNT
OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) ORIGINALLY
LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION:

25,000 Ordinary Shares of 25p each listed under Scheme 8th January 1992
(Reference 1995/582)


TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END
OF THE PERIOD:

21,043,832

CONTACT FOR QUERIES:

NAME: W.J.C. Watts Esq
ADDRESS:Park House, Courtenay Park, Newton Abbot  TQ12 4PS
TELEPHONE: [phone]


PERSON MAKING RETURN:

NAME: K W Robertson Esq
POSITION: Financial Adviser to the Company

BLOCK LISTING RETURN

1.   NAME OF COMPANY:
Watts Blake Bearne & Co PLC

2.   NAME OF SCHEME:

Save As You Earn (Sharesave)


3.   PERIOD OF RETURN:

     FROM: 1st October 1997
     TO: 31st March 1998


4.   NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)(AMOUNT
OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY) NOT ISSUED UNDER
SCHEME AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:

36,806

5.   NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:

Nil

6.   BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET
ISSUED/ALLOTTED AT END OF PERIOD:

36,806

7.   NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) (AMOUNT
OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) ORIGINALLY
LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION:

100,000 Ordinary Shares of 25p each listed under Scheme 8th January 1997
(Reference 1997/4)


TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END
OF THE PERIOD:

21,043,832

CONTACT FOR QUERIES:

NAME: W.J.C. Watts Esq
ADDRESS:Park House, Courtenay Park, Newton Abbot  TQ12 4PS
TELEPHONE: [phone]


PERSON MAKING RETURN:

NAME: K W Robertson Esq
POSITION: Financial Adviser to the Company

BLOCK LISTING RETURN

1.   NAME OF COMPANY:
Watts Blake Bearne & Co PLC

2.   NAME OF SCHEME:

Share Acquisition (Profit Share) Scheme

3.   PERIOD OF RETURN:

     FROM: 1st October 1997
     TO: 31st March 1998


4.   NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)(AMOUNT
OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY) NOT ISSUED UNDER
SCHEME AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:

5,267

5.   NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:

Nil

6.   BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET
ISSUED/ALLOTTED AT END OF PERIOD:

5,267

7.   NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S) (AMOUNT
OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) ORIGINALLY
LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION:

10,000 Ordinary Shares of 25p each listed under Scheme (Reference 1997/539)


TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END
OF THE PERIOD:

21,043,832

CONTACT FOR QUERIES:

NAME: W.J.C. Watts Esq
ADDRESS:Park House, Courtenay Park, Newton Abbot  TQ12 4PS
TELEPHONE: [phone]


PERSON MAKING RETURN:

NAME: K W Robertson Esq
POSITION: Financial Adviser to the Company


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