BTR Blue Star Mob

RNS NO 6759c
BTR PLC


                                       Date of Disclosure...7th December 1998...

               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...4th December 1998

Dealing in....BTR PLC......................................(name of company)

(1)  Class of securities (eg ordinary shares).30 10/13p Ordinary Shares..

(2)  Amount bought                  Amount sold             Price per unit

                                     93,280                   119p

(3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class)..............55,571,461.................. (1.72%)

(4)  Party making disclosure...Mercury Asset Management Group Ltd........

(5)  EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1).............................
     OR     (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
                organisation
.........Mercury Asset Management Group Ltd.................................

(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)....N/A........

If category (8), explain.........N/A............................................

................................................................................
     (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)......Jonathan Deighton............

Telephone and extension number.....(0171) 204 5740/5612.........................

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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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

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