OAS Oasis Stores

RNS No 7332t
OASIS STORES PLC
8th March 1999


LETTER RECEIVED ON 3rd March 1999 FROM: MERRILL LYNCH 
                                  TO:   OASIS STORES PLC

Companies Act 1985 ss 198-202  (as amended)

We understand that Mercury Asset Management Ltd. ("MAM") has disclosed their
interest to you with regard to a change of circumstances affecting their
interest under the above legislation.

This letter serves as notification, by reason of the provisions of secion 203 of
the above Act, that:

a) the companies the names of which are set out in the first part of the
   Schedule to this letter (being certain holding companies of MAM), have the
   interests in relevant share capital of your company disclosed in the first
   schedule below;

b) the companies the names of which are set out in the second part of the
   Schedule to this letter, which are holding companies of MAM and of certain
   other companies, have the interests in relevant share capital of your
   company disclosed in the first schedule to this letter and the 
   additional interests (if any) disclosed in the second schedule to this 
   letter.

If you have any queries regarding the contents of this letter, please 
contact Linda Blatt on 0171-772-1040,  Facsimilie 0171-772-1174.



1ST SCHEDULE - PART 1

NAME         
Mercury Asset Management Group Ltd

ML Invest PLC

ML Invest Holdings Limited

ML Invest, Inc


PART 2

Merrill Lynch Group Inc

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc



2ND SCHEDULE

Company: Oasis Stores PLC   as of:  March 3rd 1999

Class of Shares: Ordinary 0.10p

Each company named below is interested in the aggregate number of the shares
identified above set opposite its name.  Where the number includes shares
additional to those shown in the first attachment to the above letter, certain
further details are also set out below.

Requisite details in respect of shares additional to those shown in the 1st
Schedule

Company            Aggregate number of    No.and (if known)  Interest within
                   shares interested in   Registered Holder  section 208 (5)
                                                             Companies Act 1985
Merrill Lynch &        5,260,000                  -                 -
 Co Inc
Merrill Lynch          5,260,000                  -                 -
Group, Inc.   




Company Name:       Oasis Stores Plc                Date: 3 March 1999

Class of Shares:    10p Ordinary Shares

Total interest
held by:            Mercury Asset Management Ltd - 5,260,000     (10.02%)

Made up as follows:

Registered Holder      No of Shares     Inv Management          Beneficial
(if known)                              Company (if              Interest
                                        separately disclosable)  (Yes/No)

Nutraco Noms Ltd
(Designated and 
Undesignated)          3,200,000                                    No

Treasury of the 
Government of the 
Isle of man
(TSYIOM5)               174,000                                   No

Treasury of the 
Government of the 
Isle of man
(TSYIOM10)                61,000                                   No

MSS Nominees Ltd         500,000                                   No

Chase Nominees Ltd       325,000                                   No

Other name(s)          1,000,000                                   No

TOTAL                  5,260,000

END

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