RNS Number:7246U
Whatman PLC
28 January 2004

                                                                 28 January 2004



                                Whatman plc



Whatman plc will be holding a technology update this afternoon that will give an
update on advances in laboratory separation techniques and focus on the
potential uses of DNA technology.  No new material financial information will be
disclosed.



Slides will be posted on the company's website at www.whatman.co.uk.



Enquiries:


Financial Dynamics                                     020 7831 3113
Ben Atwell / Lucy Briggs




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