RNS Number:3699Z
Bear Stearns Intl. Trading Ltd
03 June 2004

FORM 8.1/8.3





Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel. Use
separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made.

                                                 Date of disclosure, 3 June 2004

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS


Date of dealing, 2 June 2004



Dealing in, Celltech Group Plc



(1)   Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary Shares


(2)   Amount bought         Amount sold   Price per unit
48,761                                     GBP 5.4375
129,899                                    GBP 5.44



In addition, Bear Stearns International Trading Limited has undertaken certain
CFD and Swap transactions (See below).



(3)   Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled

        (and percentage of  class) 2,885,398 (1.039%)



(4)   Party making disclosure Bear Stearns International Trading Limited.





(5)   EITHER  (a)      Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)  Bear Stearns
                       International Trading Limited ...



        OR    (b)      If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of
                       fund management organisation



(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)



        If category (8), explain..

        (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.....................


(Also print name of signatory) James Step



Telephone and extension number 020 7516 5310

                     ______________________________________


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.

Note 5.   It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all relevant
information can be given.

Note 6.   In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should
be disclosed.

Note 7. The resultant total percentage holding of the class of relevant security
is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issue outside
treasury.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No:
020 7638 0129. E-mail:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk



Bear Stearns International Trading Limited is the beneficial owner of 2,885,398
Celltech Group Plc ordinary shares.813,499 of these shares are held to hedge
Contract for Differences ("CFD") or Equity Swap positions for clients.

A long CFD is a product where the client to whom the product is sold is taking a
long economic interest in the underlying share price such that the client can
realize a gain if the price of the underlying securities rises above the
reference price.

An Equity Swap is a product where an agreement between two counterparties sees
one party receive the return on an asset from the other party and makes a
payment to the other party based on a fixed or floating rate of interest. The
return can be either the price return or the total return (I.E. Including
dividends).

The control of voting rights in relation to the underlying shares used to hedge
the stock are wholly owned by Bear Stearns International Trading Limited.

The CFD contracts are open-ended and there is no rollover into new contracts.





Contracts For Difference/Equity Swaps


Product Name   Type        Date Executed   Maturity Date   BSIT Buy/Sell  Underlying Number  Reference Price  CCY
                                                                          of Shares
   Celltech    Open Short     14-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL           -354,885           4.2377         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     17-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL           -19,291            4.2834         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     17-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY             9,243             4.3072         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     18-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY             1,200             5.4296         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     18-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL           -12,470            5.4195         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     18-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL           -26,800            5.4222         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     18-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            110,300            5.4535         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     18-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY             73,500            5.4535         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     18-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL           -12,110            5.4195         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     19-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL            -2,000            5.4148         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     19-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY           1,000,000           5.4215         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     19-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL           -16,400            5.4175         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     19-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            500,000            5.4241         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     19-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY             55,100             5.42          GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     19-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY             36,700             5.42          GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     20-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            519,000            5.4239         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     20-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            220,500             5.42          GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     20-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            147,100             5.42          GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     21-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            220,600             5.42          GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     21-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            147,000             5.42          GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     24-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            330,800            5.4175         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     24-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            220,600            5.4175         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     24-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            256,000            5.4216         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     24-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY           1,000,000           5.4183         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     24-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            100,000            5.4175         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     24-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY             27,000            5.4175         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     24-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            173,000            5.4175         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     25-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            200,000            5.4138         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     25-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            110,300            5.415          GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     25-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL           -10,400             5.41          GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     25-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY             73,500            5.415          GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     25-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            260,000            5.4183         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long     26-May-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            100,000            5.4153         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     26-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL            -3,200            5.4125         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     27-May-04       29-Nov-04         SELL          -5,000,000           5.42          GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     27-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL            -4,600            5.425          GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     28-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL           -10,300           5.42529         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech    Open Short     28-May-04       01-Mar-05         SELL             -800             5.4323         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long    01-June-04       29-Mar-05         BUY             50,000           5.43655         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long    01-June-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            130,000            5.4406         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long    02-June-04       29-Mar-05         BUY             14,000           5.44155         GBP
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long    02-June-04       29-Mar-05         BUY            200,000           10.0301         USD
 Equity Swap
   Celltech     Open Long    02-June-04       29-Mar-05         BUY             1,312             5.4375         GBP
 Equity Swap
                                                                               813,499




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