RNS No 3738h
PROVEND GROUP PLC


                                     Date of disclosure..2nd September 1998...

             DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
              SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")


Date of acquisition....2nd September 1998..........

Acquisition in...PROVEND GROUP PLC...........................(name of company)


(1)  Class of voting shares   Number of shares/rights   If rights over shares
     (eg ordinary shares)     over shares acquired      acquired, as opposed
                                                        to the shares  
                                                        themselves, specify     
                                                        nature of rights

     ..ORDINARY SHARES....    ..1,046,448......shares   ..N/A...................
                              ...N/A...........rights


(2)  Resultant total holding   Resultant total holding  Total percentage
     of voting shares (and %   of rights over shares 
     of total voting shares    (and % of total voting  
     in issue)                 shares in issue)

     .3,608,598......(20.9%)   ....N/A.......(    %)    .3,608,598......(20.9%)

(3)  Party making disclosure...BROWN, SHIPLEY & CO LIMITED...................

(4)  (a)  Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares.CHRISALIS
                                                TRUSTEES (GUERNSEY) LIMITED
          and, if different, beneficial owner..MR & MRS S O THOMPSON TRUST.....

     (b)  Names of any other persons acting by
           agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)....N/A......................


Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above......................

(Also print name of signatory)......ANDREW K SMITH.............................

Telephone and extension number......0171 282 3270..............................

Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or
acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate
holdings to disclose certain disposals.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel on Take-overs and Mergers, Tel. No: 01-382
9026.


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