JDR Jourdan

RNS No 9111q
SIMS FOOD GROUP PLC
16 June 1999


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                The Global Group plc ("Global")

Recommended final cash offer (the "Offer") for Sims Food Group
                          plc("Sims")

  Jourdan plc ("Jourdan") undertaking to lapse offer for Sims


Global  announces that, following the announcement on 15  June
1999  of  its  offer to acquire the entire issued  and  to  be
issued  share  capital of Sims, it has  acquired  a  total  of
9,131,146  Sims  Shares in the market, representing  26.5  per
cent. of Sims' issued share capital.

As  announced by Global on 15 June 1999, it has also  received
irrevocable  undertakings to accept the Offer (including  from
the  directors  of Sims) in respect of a total  of  10,033,125
Sims Shares, representing 29.1 per cent. of Sims' issued share
capital.  The  terms  of the irrevocable undertakings  require
acceptance of the Offer even if a competing or higher offer is
made  by  a  third party,  except the irrevocable undertakings
over  7,148,125 shares will cease to be binding if a competing
or  higher offer is made by a third party at, or in excess of,
73 pence in cash per Sims Share (or with a cash alternative at
or   above   that   level)   and  the  remaining   irrevocable
undertakings, over 2,885,000 shares, will cease to be  binding
if  a  competing or higher offer is made by a third  party  in
excess  of  65 pence in cash per Sims Share (or  with  a  cash
alternative above that level).

Global also welcomes the announcement today by Jourdan that it
has undertaken that it will allow its offer for Sims to lapse.

Prior  to the commencement of the Offer Period on 13 May 1999,
Global  and  persons acting in concert with it  held  no  Sims
Shares.

Other  than  as set out above, neither Global nor  any  person
acting,  or deemed to be acting, in concert with it  held  any
Sims Shares as at 12 May 1999, the day before the commencement
of  the Offer Period, or has acquired or agreed to acquire any
Sims  Shares  (or  rights over such shares) during  the  Offer
Period.

As  at  the  time  and  date of this announcement,  therefore,
Global  has either acquired or has an interest in a  total  of
19,164,271  Sims Shares representing 55.5 per cent.  of  Sims'
issued share capital.

Sims  Shareholders are urged to complete and return their Form
of  Acceptance  as  soon as possible after receiving  Global's
offer document which will be posted shortly. Sims Shareholders
who  have  already accepted Jourdan's offer and  who  wish  to
accept  Global's  offer  should  wait  until  Jourdan's  offer
lapses,  which  is expected to be on 23 June 1999,  the  first
closing date of that offer, and then accept Global's offer.

Enquiries:

The Global Group plc 0181-668 9344
Ken Manley (Chairman)
Colin Copland (Finance Director)

WestLB Panmure Limited 0171-638 4010
Erik Anderson (Director)

WestLB  Panmure Limited, which is regulated in the UK  by  The
Securities and Futures Authority Limited, is acting for Global
and  no one else in connection with the Offer and will not  be
responsible  to  anyone other than Global  for  providing  the
protections  afforded to customers of WestLB Panmure  Limited,
nor for advising any other person in relation to the Offer.

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