RNS Number:3480U
Hercules Property Services PLC
19 January 2004

19th January 2004
                         Hercules Property Services plc

                            Date of interim results

Hercules Property Services plc, the property insurance and services group, will
announce interim results for the six months ended 31st December 2003 on 16th
February 2004.

For details of the analyst presentation and for further information:

Richard Sunderland, mj2 ltd:                                       020 7491 7776

Notes to Editors
Hercules is a London listed property and insurance services company with a
capitalisation of approximately #40 million. It provides a comprehensive range
of specialised services to the commercial and residential property sectors. It
brings together established, proven businesses to provide clients with a
fast-track to a complete range of property services combined with all the costs
savings that this unique synergy affords.

For the full year ended 30th June 2003, the company reported a profit of #8.4
million on a turnover of #41.7 million. Basic and adjusted basic earnings per
share were 9.7p and 32.6p respectively. The company paid a full year dividend of
8.0p.

The company has nine subsidiaries which operate within the following divisions:

Property Insurance Services: The insurance division accounts for approximately
40% of Hercules' revenue. All three of the Group's insurance intermediary
businesses operate in the property market. The largest, Farr (now incorporating
D.O.R.), accounts for approximately 50% of the British Housing Association
property insurance market. Cadogan Insurance Services specialises in insurance
for medium to large property and property management companies. Lastly Deacon
provides insurance services to the residential and secondary commercial property
sectors and caters for circa 20% of the non-tied residential apartment blocks in
Britain.

Commercial Property Services: This division is substantially made up of Dunlop
Heywood Lorenz, which is based in Manchester and London. It offers agency,
management, investment, planning, rating, building surveying, valuing and other
professional property advisory services. Harman Healy Commercial also in this
division specialises in commercial property auctions.

Residential Property Services: Hercules' residential division includes blocks of
flats property management and residential property auctions. The largest, Gross
Fine operates in London and is one of the UK's premier residential property
managers. Wood Simmonds Management, based in North London, also manages blocks
of flats in London but covers the broader geographical range of the South East
of England as well. Simmonds & Partner is building surveying firm offering
professional advice to Group and external clients. The division also includes
Harman Healy Residential, a residential property auctioneer.



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