RNS No 7265c
BURN STEWART DISTILLERS PLC


                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

BURN STEWART DISTILLERS PLC


2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

BRITANNIC ASSURANCE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY


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

SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE

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

MSTC NOMINEES LIMITED

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

4,544,168

8)  (7.66%) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

10) Date of transaction

17 DECEMBER 1998

11) Date company informed

LETTER DATED 21 DECEMBER 1998 RECEIVED 5 JANUARY 1999

12) Total holding following this notification

NIL

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

NIL

14) Any additional information

CONSEQUENT UPON THE SALES BY BRITANNIC ASSURANCE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY AND
BRITANNIC UNIT LINKED ASSURANCE LIMITED OF 4,099,168 SHARES AND 445,000 SHARES
RESPECTIVELY, BRITANNIC ASSURANCE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY IS NO LONGER INTERESTED
IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF BURN STEWART DISTILLERS PLC.

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

KAREN BARBOUR
ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

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

    Date of Notification.5 JANUARY 1999.........


END

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