RNS No 7610m
THISTLE HOTELS PLC




                                       Date of Disclosure..23RD JULY 1998.......

               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..22ND JULY 1998.....

Dealing in...THISTLE HOELS PLC.............................(name of company)

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

(2)  Amount bought                  Amount sold             Price per unit

     252,120                                                3.7104454  $/SHARE


(3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class)......18,838,100.......................... (3.05%)

(4)  Party making disclosure...FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED..

(5)  EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1).............................
     OR     (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
                organisation
....FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH CO. FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY,AND
    FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND/OR ONE OR MORE OF ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT
    SUBSIDIARIES

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

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)....N/A........

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)                  YES

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

     ERIC D. ROITER
     V.P. & GENERAL COUNSEL - FMR CO.
     DULY AUTHORIZED UNDER POWERS OF ATTORNEY DATED
     DECEMBER 30, 1997, BY AND ON BEHALF OF FMR CORP. AND ITS
     DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL
     LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

(Also print name of signatory)..LORI SELSBERG, SENIOR COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST.....

Telephone and extension number...(1) 617 563 7840...............................

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............................................................
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...............................................................................

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.

END


                                           

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