ACN Advance Capital

RNS No 6028m
ACORN GROUP PLC


                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

ACORN GROUP PLC

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT

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

IN RESPECT OF MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT

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

PLEASE SEE LIST BELOW

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

ORDINARY 10P

10) Date of transaction

04/08/98

11) Date company informed

06/08/98

12) Total holding following this notification

9,268,674

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.01%

14) Any additional information

N/A

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

RICHARD CONWAY-ACORN
01223 725000

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

    Date of Notification......13/08/98..........


Company Name: ACORN GROUP PLC                            Date: 4TH AUGUST 1998

Class of Shares: 10p ORDINARY SHARES

Total Interest Held by MERCURY ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD  9,268,674       (10.01%)

Made up as follows:

Registered Holder                   Number of     Investment          Beneficial
(if known)                          Shares        Management          Interests?
                                                  Company (if         (Yes/No)
                                                  separately
                                                  disclosable)

Nutraco Nominees Limited             5,181,851                        No
(Designated & Undesignated)

Mercury Life Nominees Limited          160,000                        Yes
A/C Noncert

Nortrust Nominees Limited              306,809                        No

Chase Nominees Limited               2,105,000                        No

State Street Nominees Limited        1,000,000                        No

Other Names                            515,014                        No

                              First attachment

TOTAL                                9,268,674


END

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