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Forth Ports PLC
12 January 2004

12 January 2004

NEW SUSTAINABILITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Forth Ports PLC has been selected for membership into the new Kempen/SNS Smaller
Europe SRI Index, which was launched on 1st October 2003.

Membership is available only to those companies with the very highest standards
and practice in the three areas of business ethics, human resources and the
environment. Following extensive analysis, Forth is pleased to announce that it
has passed the exacting standards imposed.

Forth is working hard to be a responsible citizen in the communities in which it
operates and is pleased that its engagement endeavours have been recognised.


Enquiries:

Forth
Kate Miller, Brunswick                                        Tel. 0207 404 5959

Kempen/SNS Smaller Europe SRI Index
Catie Wearmouth, Kempen Capital Management                    Tel. 0131 226 6985
Roland Cross/ Sharon Prasad, Broadgate (Press)                Tel. 0207 726 6111



Notes to editors:

Kempen/SNS Smaller Europe SRI Index
On 1 October 2003 Kempen Capital Management and SNS Asset Management launched
the first-known socially responsible investment index, tracking the performance
of smaller companies in Europe. The Kempen/SNS Smaller Europe SRI Index aims to
give smaller companies an opportunity to demonstrate their socially responsible
business practices to their stakeholders. The index, which is maintained by HSBC
Bank in Edinburgh, currently comprises 86 companies from 14 countries.


Forth Ports
Forth Ports PLC owns and operates seven ports in the UK - Tilbury on the Thames,
Dundee on the Tay Estuary, and five in the Firth of Forth - Leith, Grangemouth,
Rosyth, Methil and Burntisland.

Within and around the Forth and Tay Estuaries, Forth Ports manages and operates
an area of 280 square miles of navigable waters, including two specialised
marine terminals for oil and gas export, provides other marine services, such as
towage and conservancy, and is involved in property, letting and development.
These activities make Forth Ports PLC the largest port grouping in Scotland and
the third in the UK in terms of tonnage and market capitalisation.
(Website: www.forthports.co.uk)


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