DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs')

Date of acquisition 11.01.01

Acquisition in: VEOS PLC  (name of company)


(1) Class of voting shares    Number of shares/rights   If rights over shares
    (eg ordinary shares)      over shares acquired      acquired, as opposed
                                                        to the shares
                                                        themselves, specify
                                                        nature of rights

    ORD 10P                   175,000  shares
                              N/A    rights


(2) Resultant total holding   Resultant total holding   Total percentage
    of voting shares (and %   of rights over shares
    of total voting shares    (and % of total voting
    in issue)                 shares in issue)

    3,907,394   (18.08%)                     (    %)             (18.08%)


(3) Party making disclosure
    HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD AND ITS FELLOW SUBSIDIARIES

(4)  (a)  Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares
          HENDERSON GLOBAL INVESTORS
          and, if different, beneficial owner...............................

     (b)  Names of any other persons acting by
          agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)............................


Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above...................

(Also print name of signatory)   AMANDA VERNEY

Telephone and extension number   020 8989 0863

Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or
acquisition by one person.  Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate
holdings to disclose certain disposals.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs.  If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers,
Tel. No: 020 7382 9026.