HST Hartstone

RNS Number:7152Y
Wooster Investments Pty Ltd
14 May 2004


Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in, into or
from the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

14 May 2004


RECOMMENDED CASH OFFERS
by HAWKPOINT PARTNERS LIMITED ("HAWKPOINT")
on behalf of
WOOSTER INVESTMENTS PTY LIMITED ("WOOSTER")
for
THE HARTSTONE GROUP PLC ("HARTSTONE")

On 30 April 2004, Hawkpoint announced the terms of recommended cash offers (the
"Offers"), to be made by Hawkpoint on behalf of Wooster, for the entire issued
and to be issued ordinary and preference share capital of Hartstone not already
held or controlled by Wooster.

The board of Wooster is pleased to announce that the offer document in respect
of the Offers, the notices of Shareholder Meetings and the Forms of Acceptance
are being posted to Hartstone Shareholders today.

The Offers will initially remain open for acceptance until 3.00p.m. on 7 June
2004.

Certain terms used in this announcement are defined in the Offer Document dated
14 May 2004.



Enquiries:

Wooster Investments Pty Limited                             Tel: 020 7665 4500
Tony Cheng

Hawkpoint (Financial adviser to Wooster)                    Tel: 020 7665 4500
David Renton

The Hartstone Group PLC                                     Tel: 01494 787700
Shaun Dowling

Strand Partners Limited (Financial adviser to Hartstone)    Tel: 020 7409 3494
Simon Raggett

Hawkpoint, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by The
Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Wooster and no one else
in connection with the Offers and will not be responsible to anyone other than
Wooster for providing the protections afforded to its customers or for providing
advice in relation to the Offers or in relation to the contents of this
announcement or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein.

Strand Partners, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by The
Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Hartstone and no one
else in connection with the Offers and will not be responsible to anyone other
than Hartstone for providing the protections afforded to its customers or for
providing advice in relation to the Offers or in relation to the contents of
this announcement or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or invitation to purchase
or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy or
subscribe for any securities pursuant to the Offers or otherwise. The Offers are
being made solely by the Offer Document and (in respect of certificated
Hartstone Shares) the Forms of Acceptance accompanying the Offer Document, which
contain the full terms and conditions of the Offers, including details of how
the Offers may be accepted. The laws of relevant jurisdictions may affect the
availability of the Offers to persons not resident in the United Kingdom. The
release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons who are not
resident in the United Kingdom, or who are subject to the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom, should inform themselves about, and
observe, any applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

The Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into the United
States or by use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality (including,
without limitation, facsimile or other electronic transmission, telex or
telephone) of inter-state or foreign commerce of, or any facility of, a
national, state or other securities exchange of, the United States, nor is it
being made directly or indirectly in or into Canada, Australia or Japan and the
Offers cannot be accepted by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility or
from within the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan or any other such
jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of
such jurisdiction. Accordingly, copies of this announcement, the Offer Document
and (in respect of certificated Hartstone Shares) the Forms of Acceptance are
not being, will not be and must not be mailed or otherwise forwarded,
distributed or sent in, into or from the United States, Canada, Australia or
Japan or any other such jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of
the relevant laws of such jurisdiction and persons receiving this announcement,
the Offer Document and (in respect of certificated Hartstone Shares) the Forms
of Acceptance (including without limitation custodians, nominees and trustees)
must not mail, forward, distribute or send them in, into or from the United
States, Canada, Australia or Japan or any other such jurisdiction if to do so
would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction.



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