RNS Number:0571M
Brambles Industries PLC
06 June 2003


                            BRAMBLES INDUSTRIES PLC


Brambles submits a merger notice to the Office of Fair Trading in the UK

Brambles announces that Recall Corporation ("Recall"), a wholly owned company in
the Brambles Group, has today submitted a Merger Notice to the Office of Fair
Trading under the Fair Trading Act 1973 in connection with its possible interest
in the purchase of Hays IMS, which is the subject of a sale process being
carried out by Hays Plc. The submission of the Merger Notice represents the
first stage in obtaining merger clearance in the UK by Recall for any potential
acquisition of Hays IMS. For the avoidance of doubt, Recall has not been
selected as the preferred purchaser and has not entered into any agreement with
Hays Plc for the purchase of Hays IMS. In accordance with the conditions
surrounding the sale process being carried out by Hays Plc, no further comment
will be made by Brambles or Recall.


6 June 2003



For further information, contact:

UK
Investor    Sue Scholes, Head of Investor Relations             +44 (0) 20 7659 6012
Media       Richard Mountain, Financial Dynamics                +44 (0) 20 7269 7186

Australia
Investor    John Hobson, Head of Investor Relations             +61 (0) 414 239 188
Media       Jeannette McLoughlin, Group General Manager,        +61 (0) 2 9256 5255
            Corporate Communications                            Mobile +61 (0) 401 990 425



Brambles Industries is globally headquartered in Australia



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