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RNS No 3144u
INSPEC GROUP PLC
1st September 1998


NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED
STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN

                            LAPORTE PLC
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        LAPORTE PLC RECOMMENDED OFFER FOR INSPEC GROUP PLC
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                          RESULTS OF EGM
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                OFFER DECLARED WHOLLY UNCONDITIONAL
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The board of Laporte plc ('Laporte') announces that, at the
Extraordinary General Meeting ('EGM') held today, the Offer for
Inspec Group plc ('Inspec') was approved by Laporte Shareholders.
Accordingly, the Offer has been declared wholly unconditional.  As
announced earlier today, the Offer has been extended until 3.00 pm
on Tuesday, 15th September, 1998.

As at 3.00pm on 28th August, 1998 (the first closing date of the
Offer) Laporte had purchased or received acceptances in respect of
a total of 152,058,740 Inspec Shares, representing 86.1 per cent.
of the existing issued share capital of Inspec.

*         These acceptances include acceptances in respect of
          101,514,050 Inspec Shares, representing 57.5 per cent.
          of the existing issued share capital of Inspec.  None of
          these acceptances have been received from persons acting
          in concert with Laporte.

*         These acceptances also include acceptances in respect of
          6,608,903 Inspec Shares (representing approximately 4
          per cent. of the issued share capital of Inspec) which
          were the subject of irrevocable undertakings to accept
          the Offer given to Laporte on 5th August, 1998 by
          directors of Inspec.

*         In addition, between 4th (the start of the Offer Period)
          and 6th August, 1998, Laporte purchased in the market
          50,544,690 Inspec Shares (representing approximately
          28.6 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of
          Inspec).

Credit Suisse Asset Management (which is acting in concert with
Laporte) held 4,800 Inspec Shares on 4th August, 1998 representing
approximately 0.003 per cent. of Inspec's existing issued share
capital.

Save as disclosed herein, neither Laporte nor any person acting in
concert with Laporte held any Inspec Shares or rights over Inspec
Shares before 4th August, 1998 nor has any such person acquired or
agreed to acquire any Inspec Shares or rights over Inspec Shares
since 4th August, 1998.

Cheques in settlement of the consideration and/or loan note
certificates will be despatched by first class post on or before
15th September, 1998 to holders of Inspec Shares, or their
appointed agents, in respect of those Inspec Shares for which
valid acceptances have been received by 1st September, 1998.

Inspec Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer should
despatch their Forms of Acceptance as soon as possible.

In due course, Laporte intends to implement the necessary
procedures to acquire compulsorily, pursuant to sections 428 to
430 of the Companies Act 1985, those Inspec Shares for which valid
acceptances of the Offer are not received.

Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions contained
in the Offer Document dated 7th August, 1998, also apply in this
announcement.

ENQUIRIES:

LAPORTE                       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

The directors of Laporte accept responsibility for the information
contained in this announcement.  To the best of the knowledge and
belief of the directors of Laporte (who have taken all reasonable
care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained
in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not
omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

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

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