RNS Number:5623Q
J O Hambro Capital Management Ld
06 October 2003

                                                                      FORM SAR 5


Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.
A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are being sold.


Date of disclosure

   6 October 2003


DISCLOSURE UNDER NOTE 3 OF RULE 5 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL
ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")


Date of sale

   3 October 2003


Sale of (name of company)

   Hartstone Group Plc


1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares)

   Ordinary shares


Number of shares/rights over shares sold

   5,000,000 in total                Shares                             Rights

If rights over shares sold, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify nature
of rights

   N/a

2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares in
   issue)

   30, 810,000 shares                                       17.75 %



Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares in
issue)

   N/a                                                      %

Total percentage

   17.75%

3. Party making disclosure

   J O Hambro Capital Management Limited

4. (a) Name of person selling shares or rights over shares

   As above

and, if different, beneficial owner


(b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding

    North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC, Oryx International 
    Growth Fund Limited


Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above


(Also print name of signatory)

Rachel Butlin, Company Secretary


Telephone and extension number

020 7747 5680


For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring
Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail: monitoring@disclosure.org.uk


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