RNS Number:3119O
Raft International PLC
04 August 2003



         Raft International plc ("Raft International" or the "Company")

 Disclosure under Rules 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers
                                  and Mergers


The Company was notified today that on 1 August 2003 Paul Scott purchased
100,000 ordinary shares in Raft International for 21.5p each and an additional
100,000 ordinary shares at 21p per share. Following these purchases Paul Scott
now holds a total of 675,000 ordinary shares, representing 1.03 per cent of the
issued share capital of the Company. In addition, Paul Scott holds contracts for
difference (CFD) notes in respect of 300,000 shares as shown below.

Additional Note

A purchaser of a long CFD Contract will realise a gain if the price of the
underlying security goes up. A seller of a CFD Contract will realise a gain if
the price of the underlying security goes down.

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


Product name    Date executed      Buy/Sell     No. shares         Price

Long CFD           06/06/2003           Buy        200,000        8.125p
Long CFD           11/06/2003           Buy         50,000         11.5p
Long CFD           29/07/2003           Buy         50,000         13.0p

Total                                              300,000




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