RNS Number:6343E
Capital Group Companies Inc
04 December 2002

Lodge with Company Announcements Office (which will publicize and copy to the
Panel).  Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have
been made.

Date of disclosure:                        3 December 2002

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS
AND MERGERS

                                                                    FORM 8.1/8.3

Date of dealing: 3 December 2002

Dealing in:              CMG plc

(1)       Class of securities (e.g. ordinary shares):     Ordinary shares

(2)       Amount bought               Amount sold                           Price per unit
1,290,500 shares                      0                                     GBP 0.8315

(3)       Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled:

            (and percentage of class):     18,384,270Shares (2.96%)

(4)       Party making disclosure:        The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

(5)       EITHER   (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

            OR     (b) If dealing with discretionary client(s) name of fund
                       management organization.

(6)       Reason for disclosure (Note 2)

            (a) associate of          (i) offeror (Note 3) NO
                                     (ii) offeree company  NO


           Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)

           If category (8), explain

           _________________________________________________________

            (b) Rules 8.3 (i.e. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1%
or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) YES



            Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above:

            (Also print name of signatory)     Liliane Corzo

            Telephone and ext.      (Contact Inmo Khang on (213) 615-0469)



Note    Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company.  If relevant, also
identify controller of owners, e.g. where an owner normally acts on instructions
of a controller.

Note    Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
reasons.

Note    Specify which offeror if there is more than one.  When an arrangement
exists with any offeror,

            with the offeree company or with an associate of any offeror or of
the offeree company in

            relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be
disclosed, as required by

           Note 5 on Rule 8.



For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code.  If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers Tel. No. 071-382-9026.







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