RNS No 3814c
ACORN GROUP PLC

                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

ACORN GROUP PLC

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

ABBEY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPNAY

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
    of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
    person's spouse or children under the age of 18

SEE BELOW

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them.

SEE BELOW

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

NOT NOTIFIED

6)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT NOTIFIED

8)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

10P ORD SHARES

10) Date of transaction

NOT NOTIFIED

11) Date company informed

13/11/97

12) Total holding following this notification

4,550,000

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.96%

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

RICHARD CONWAY
01223 725000

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification


    Date of Notification........13/11/97........

LETTER TO: ACORN GROUP PLC

In accordance with the Disclosure of Interest in Shares (Amendment)
Regulations 1993, we confirm that funds under the control of Abbey Life
Assurance Company, Abbey Unit Trust Managers and Abbey Life Investment Services
have the following disclosurable interest in the voting shares of your Company.

Registered Holder                                              Ordinary Shares

Abbey Life Assurance Company (Life and Shareholders Fund)

Equity Fund (Midland Bank Trust Company a/c 19205309)                 1,780,000
Pensions Equity Fund (Midland Bank Trust Company a/c 19258801)        2,770,000

Abbey Unit Trust Managers
-                                                                         -

Abbey Life Investment Services
-                                                                         -

                                                                      4,550,000

Representing 4.964% of Issued Capital

FROM: Abbey Life Investment Services Ltd


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