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White Young Green PLC
25 September 2000


ACQUISITION

White  Young  Green  Plc  ("WYG") the  multi-disciplinary
engineering consultancy and project managers  is  pleased
to   announce  the  acquisition  of  the  Bristol   based
consulting  engineering business and  certain  assets  of
Hartley White and Partners ("HWP").

In  the  year  to 31 March 2000 the partnership  accounts
adjusted  for  agreed Partners employment  costs  made  a
profit before tax of #102,832 on a turnover of #603,059.

The  Partners, Tony Hartley and Kelvin Boot  will  become
employees of WYG following the acquisition.

The consideration is #938,037 which will be satisfied  by
a  cash  payment of #258,038 and by the issue of  391,256
ordinary  shares  in WYG.  The value of  the  net  assets
being acquired amounts to #75,537.  Application has  been
made  to  the  London  Stock  Exchange  Limited  for  the
admission  of  these shares.  Dealings  are  expected  to
commence on 29 September 2000.

The  acquisition of HWP introduces to WYG skills that are
complementary to the existing WYG services  available  to
clients  in  the region together with a new client  base.
The  employees  of  HWP  will relocate  to  existing  WYG
premises.

The  Company  announces today that it  has  utilised  the
authority  granted by shareholders at the Annual  General
Meeting  held  on 1 December 1999 to issue 1,000,000  new
ordinary  shares for cash (representing 4.5 per  cent  of
the  current  issued share capital of the Company)  at  a
price   of  172p  per  share.   The  placing  has  raised
#1,720,000 for the Company, before expenses.

Application  will be made to the United  Kingdom  Listing
Authority  ("UKLA") for these shares to  be  admitted  to
trading  on  the  Official List of the  UKLA  and  it  is
anticipated  that  dealings will commence  on  Friday  29
September 2000.

The   acquisition  of  HWP  is  the  eighth   acquisition
undertaken  by  the  Company since  March  1998  and  the
proceeds of the placing will enable the Company to pursue
this successful strategy into the future.

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