RNS Number:9426L
Weeks Group PLC
05 June 2003

5 June 2003

Bureau Veritas S.A. recommended cash offer for the Weeks Group PLC Update

Bureau Veritas SA

Not for release, publication or distribution in or into the United States of
America, Canada, Australia or Japan

Bureau Veritas SA - Recommended cash offer for The Weeks Group PLC ("Weeks")
(the "Cash Offer") unconditional in all respects.

Bureau Veritas SA ("Bureau Veritas") is pleased to announce that all conditions
of its Cash Offer for Weeks have now either been satisfied or waived.
Accordingly, the Cash Offer is now unconditional in all respects.

In accordance with Rule 17.1 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, Bureau
Veritas announces that as at 3.00 pm on 4 June 2003, the first closing date of
the Cash Offer, valid acceptances of the Cash Offer have been received in
respect of a total of 140,245,255 Weeks Shares, representing approximately 89.11
per cent of Weeks' issued share capital (of which acceptances in relation to
135,722,711 Weeks Shares, representing approximately 86.24 per cent of Weeks'
issued share capital are valid in all respects).

Immediately prior to the Cash Offer, Bureau Veritas received irrevocable
undertakings to accept the Cash Offer in respect of a total of 62,446,442 Weeks
Shares, representing approximately 39.68 per cent of Weeks' issued share
capital, of which valid acceptances have been received in respect of such
shares.  These acceptances are included in the total of valid acceptances
received as at 3.00 pm on 4 June 2003.

Save as disclosed above, prior to the announcement of the Cash Offer on 14 May
2003, neither Bureau Veritas nor any person acting in concert with it held any
Weeks Shares (or rights over such shares).

The Cash Offer will remain open for acceptance until further notice.  Weeks
Shareholders who wish to accept the Cash Offer, but have not already done so,
should return their completed Form(s) of Acceptance as soon as possible.  Terms
defined in the Offer Document dated 14 May 2003, have the same meaning in this
announcement unless the context otherwise requires.

Enquiries:

Teather & Greenwood
Jeff Keating            0207 426 9000
David Galan             0207 426 9000

Lovells
John Cooper             0207 296 2000

Frank Piedelievre, in his capacity as chairman of the Directoire of Bureau
Veritas, Francois Tardan, in his capacity as chief financial officer of the
Directoire of Bureau Veritas, Philippe Pappas, in his capacity as the member of
the Directoire of Bureau Veritas with particular responsibility for corporate
development, Michel Jacquet, in his capacity as a member of the Conseil de
Surveillance of Bureau Veritas with particular responsibility for the corporate
development of the Bureau Veritas Group and Jean-Pierre Mathy, in his capacity
as vice president of the Conseil de Surveillance of Bureau Veritas and chairman
of the audit committee, accept responsibility for the information contained in
this announcement and, to the best of their knowledge and belief (having taken
all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained
in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything
likely to affect the import of such information.

The Cash Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in the United States
of America, Canada, Australia or Japan and the Cash Offer will not be capable of
acceptance within the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.

Teather & Greenwood, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial
Services Authority, is acting for Weeks and no-one else in connection with the
Cash Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Weeks for providing
the protections afforded to customers of Teather & Greenwood, nor for providing
advice in relation to any Cash Offer.


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