RNS No 4440x
INSPEC GROUP PLC
10th August 1998

                            LAPORTE PLC
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            RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER FOR INSPEC GROUP PLC
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                     POSTING OF OFFER DOCUMENT
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Lazard Brothers & Co., Limited announces that the document
containing the recommended cash offer made on behalf of Laporte
plc, has been posted on Friday, 7th August to Inspec Group plc
shareholders.  Acceptances should be received by 3.00 pm on
Friday, 28th August, 1998.

ENQUIRIES

LAPORTE PLC                             Tel:  0171 399 2400
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James Leng
Michael Kayser

LAZARD BROTHERS & CO., LIMITED          Tel: 0171 588 2721
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Nigel Turner
John Wilford

FINSBURY                                Tel: 0171 251 3801
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James Murgatroyd
Tom Hampson

Lazard Brothers & Co., Limited, which is regulated in the United
Kingdom by The Securities and Futures Authority Limited, is acting
exclusively for Laporte plc and no one else in connection with the
Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Laporte plc
for providing the protections afforded to customers of Lazard
Brothers & Co., Limited, nor for providing advice in relation to
the Offer.

The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into or
by use of the mails, or any means or instrumentality (including,
without limitation, facsimile transmission, telex or telephone) of
interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national
securities exchange of, the United States, nor is it being made in
Canada, Australia or Japan and the Offer should not be accepted by
any such use, means, instrumentality or facilities or from within
the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.  Doing so may
render invalid any purported acceptance.  Accordingly, copies of
this announcement are not being, and must not be, mailed or
otherwise distributed or sent in or into the United States,
Canada, Australia or Japan.

END

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