SVE Starvest Plc

RNS Number:6940W
HSBC Investment Bnk PLC
4 January 2001



                                                                 FORM 8.1/8.3

Lodge with Company Announcements Office (which will publicise and copy to the
Panel).  Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have
been made.

Date of disclosure .. 4 January 2001........................


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 .....  28 December 2000......................................

Dealing in ............Save Group plc....................... (name of company)

(1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)..Ordinary Shares..........

(2) Amount bought            Amount Sold          Price per unit

                              3,100,000                           


(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of  
    class............................0.........................(  0   %)

(4) Party making disclosure .HSBC Investment Bank plc.........................

(5) EITHER (a)Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) ..Raye Trading Inc............
    OR     (b)If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management 
              organisation. HSBC Investment Bank plc 

(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
    (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)                       NO
                     (ii) offeree company                       NO
 
   Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)...........
   If category (8), explain ..................................................
   ...........................................................................

    (b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more 
        of the class of relevant securities dealt in)            YES


Contact names for the party named in (4) above Lee Binks

Telephone and extension number 020 7336 5426


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: 020 7382 9026

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