RNS No 9166x
RUBICON GROUP PLC

                                       Date of Disclosure.......14-09-98........

               DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3
                 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKE-OVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing.....11-09-98........

Dealing in..........RUBICON GROUP PLC......................(name of company)

(1)  Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)........ORDINARY 10p SHARES...

(2)  Amount bought                  Amount sold             Price per unit

     59,777                                                 2.3000

(3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class)............16,885,273.................... (19.14%)

(4)  Party making disclosure GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL (ON BEHALF OF OFFEROR)

(5)  EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)....ALLIED POWER INC
            (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund 
                management organisation
............................N/A................................................

(6)  Reason for disclosure (Note 2)  
     (a) associate of (i)  offeror (Note 3)                             YES
                      (ii) offeree company                              NO

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf).... 2 ........

If category (8), explain.........N/A............................................

................................................................................
     (b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more
         of the class of relevant securities dealt in)                  NO

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above......N/A..............

(Also print name of signatory)..............TARN PHILLIPS.......................

Telephone and extension number..............+44-171-774 6148....................

Note 1.  Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company.  If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on instructions of
a controller.

Note 2.  Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
reasons.

Note 3.  Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4.  When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company
or with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to
relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required
by Note 6 on Rule 8............................................................
...............................................................................
...............................................................................

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code.  If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Take-overs and Mergers, Tel. No: 0171-382 9026.


                    BREAKDOWN TABLE FOR RUBICON GROUP PLC

All trades done as riskless principal crosses.  Goldman Sachs Equity Securities
(U.K.) ("GSES") cannot trade as agent.  This has previously been agreed with the
Takeover Panel Executive.

These trades were not done on SETS.

Counterparty             GSES Purchased      Price                 Time of Trade

Williams De Broe         59,777              2.30 (2.295)*         12.16

These are the aggregate sizes traded for each counterparty.  The Takeover Panel
have previously confirmed that it is not necessary to show the exact
shapes traded.

* The price executed and reported to the Exchange is shown in brackets.  The
Price reported to the Panel under Rule 8.2 includes half penny broker's
commission which was passed onto Allied Power Inc.


END

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